Biological Applications of Macrocyclic Schiff Base Ligands and Their Metal Complexes: A Survey of the Literature (2005–2019) |
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| Authors: | Reza Golbedaghi Andreia M Tabanez Somayeh Esmaeili Rui Fausto |
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| Institution: | 1. Chemistry Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-4697 Iran;2. University of Coimbra, CQC, Department of Chemistry, Coimbra, P-3004-535 Portugal;3. Internal Medicine Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | This article aims to provide a survey of biological applications of Schiff base macrocycles and their metal complexes, with emphasis given to the synthesis of the compounds and to their uses as antibacterial and antifungal agents. The literature on the subject, published during the 2005–2019 period, is shortly reviewed. This is an informed report collecting information on the addressed topic in a concise systematic way, and can be expected to be useful as a fast literature catalogue for researchers working on this and related domains. |
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| Keywords: | bioinorganic activities biological applications literature survey (2005–2019) macrocyclic metal complexes Schiff base ligands |
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