Interest in antimicrobial gold complexes originated from the work of Robert Koch at the end
of 19th century, who demonstrated that potassium dicyanidoaurate (I), K [Au (CN) 2], showed …

Seven gold complexes were prepared and investigated for biocidal activity against Gram-
positive and-negative bacteria, fungi and protozoa. All of them were active against the tested …

Antimicrobial resistance is considered one of the three most important health problems by
the World Health Organization. The emergence and spread of an increasing number of …

The medical uses of gold have a long history; rheumatoid arthritis is currently treated with
gold-based drugs and there is increasing interest in the application of gold complexes as …

A series of mono-and dinuclear silver (I) and mononuclear gold (I) complexes containing bis
(N-heterocyclic carbene)(NHC) or N-functionalized NHC ligands were synthesized and fully …

Gold has been employed in medicine since very ancient times. At the beginning of the past
century Koch described the bacteriostatic properties of Au (CN) 2, thus offering a scientific …

Two isomeric gold (I)–triphenylphosphine complexes with nitrogen-containing
heterocycles,[Au (L)(PPh3)](HL= pyrazole (1), imidazole (2)), were isolated as colorless …

For many centuries gold has occupied a special place in medicine as a potential" cure-all"
for diseases. As early as 2500 BC gold was used in Chinese and Arabic medicine. In the 8th …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and gold ion complexes have been investigated for their
antibacterial activities. However, the majority of the reports failed to disclose the …

Since ancient times gold and its complexes have been used as therapeutics against
different diseases. In modern medicine gold drugs have been applied for the treatment of …