Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

One of the challenges posed by current antibacterial therapy is that the expanded and
massive use of antibiotics endows bacteria with the ability to resist almost all kinds of …

The field of photopharmacology aims to introduce smart drugs that, through the
incorporation of molecular photoswitches, allow for the remote spatial and temporal control …

Carbon monoxide (CO) is attracting increasing attention because of its role as a
gasotransmitter with cytoprotective and homeostatic properties. Carbon monoxide releasing …

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires
innovative solutions to counteract new resistance mechanisms emerging and spreading …

Antimicrobial resistance, caused by persistent adaptation and growing resistance of
pathogenic bacteria to overprescribed antibiotics, poses one of the most serious and urgent …

Carbon monoxide (CO) therapy has emerged as a hot topic under exploration in the field of
gas therapy as it shows the promise of treating various diseases. Due to the gaseous …

Nature is full of examples of symbiotic relationships. The critical symbiotic relation between
host and mutualistic bacteria is attracting increasing attention to the degree that the gut …

Carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecules (CORMs), mostly metal carbonyl compounds,
are extensively used as experimental tools to deliver CO, a biological 'gasotransmitter', in …

Several metal-based carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) are active CO donors
with established antibacterial activity. Among them, CORM conjugates with azole antibiotics …