Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

The chemistry of bismuth is diverse but is perhaps the least well established of the heavier
stable elements in terms of a coherent or comprehensive database. Complexes of bismuth …

Bismuth based nanoparticles (BBNs) exhibit immense potential due to unique physico
chemical properties, therefore extensively applied in diverse technologies. On this account …

Nitazoxanide (NTZ) exhibits broad-spectrum activity against anaerobic bacteria and
parasites and the ulcer-causing pathogen Helicobacter pylori. Here we show that NTZ is a …

Periodontal diseases like periodontitis and peri-implantitis have been linked with Gram-
negative anaerobes. The incorporation of various chemotherapeutic agents, including metal …

Background Bismuth compounds are known for their activity against multiple
microorganisms; yet, the antibiotic properties of bismuth nanoparticles (BiNPs) remain …

Recent developments in chemistry of hypervalent organoantimony and-bismuth complexes
with bidentate (C, E)-and tridentate (E, C, E)-and (C, E, C)-ligands are reviewed. The ligands …

The use of metals in therapeutic drugs have become increasingly important over the last
couple of decades resulting in a variety of exciting and valuable drugs such as cisplatin and …

The relentless rise in antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi, coupled
with the high susceptibility of burn wounds to infection, and the difficulty of systemically …

Novel bismuth (III) complexes 1–4 with the tridentate thiosemicarbazone ligand of 2N1S
donor atoms [Hmtsc (L1); 2-acetylpyridine (4N-morpholyl thiosemicarbazone)], the …