Medicinal inorganic chemistry offers additional opportunities for the design of therapeutic
agents not accessible to organic compounds. 1− 3 The wide range of coordination numbers …

This review presents the catalytic application of Schiff Base in different chemical reactions.
Schiff base ligands consist of imine (-C= N-) functional group derived from the condensation …

The discovery of cisplatin's antitumor activity in 1969 prompted the search for novel metal-
containing complexes as potential anticancer drugs. Among these novel complexes, metal N …

Copper is found in all living organisms and is a crucial trace element in redox chemistry,
growth and development. It is important for the function of several enzymes and proteins …

A Schiff base ligand of o-vanillin and 4-aminoazobenzene and its transition metal
complexes of Ni (II), Co (II), Zn (II), Cu (II), Mn (II), and Zr (IV) were prepared under …

Manganese is an important metal for human health, being absolutely necessary for
development, metabolism, and the antioxidant system. Nevertheless, excessive exposure or …

Abstract Nickel (II), copper (II) and zinc (II) complexes with the same ligands normally display
analogous coordination geometry and binding mode toward DNA. However, although …

Although copper–ligand complexes appear to be promising as a new class of therapeutics,
other than the family of copper (II) coordination compounds referred to as casiopeínas these …

Being a structural and catalytic cofactor in a number of biological pathways, copper
accumulates in tumors owing to selective permeability of the cancer cell membranes …

Highlights•Overview of copper complexes as potent anticancer chemotherapeutic
agents.•Copper complexes are endogenously biocompatible and exhibit reduced side …