Silver has been used for numerous medical conditions for centuries, however, most of the
current clinical silver agents all have their own disadvantages limiting the clinical …

Because of their great structural diversity and multitude of chemical properties, N-
heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been utilized in a variety of capacities. Most recently …

NHCs (N-heterocyclic carbenes) are generally used as organic ligands that can coordinate
with metal ions like silver to form stable complexes. These complexes have shown …

New weapons are constantly needed in the fight against cancer. The discovery of cisplatin
as an anticancer drug prompted the search for new metal complexes. The successful history …

A series of water-soluble silver (I) complexes of the type [Ag (MTZ) 2X][MTZ= 1-(2-
hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole (metronidazole drug); X= NO3−, ClO4 …

N‐Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) complexed with silver represent new, broad‐spectrum
antimicrobial and anticancer agents, normally with low toxicity profiles, and they provide a …

A series of amine-tethered benzimidazolium salts were synthesized by the reactions
between 1-(1-methyl-2-dimethylaminoethyl) benzimidazole and various alkyl halides. The …

Structural resemblance of benzimidazole nucleus with purine nucleus in nucleotides makes
benzimidazole derivatives attractive ligands to interact with biopolymers of a living system …

High doses of silver compounds in water have been found to be extremely toxic to the cells
of plants and animals. Removal then reutilization of silver ions as antibacterial materials in …

Colon and breast cancers were two of the four major cancers by age and sex group in
America for 2016 [1]. The number of deaths from colon cancer is higher than that from breast …