Recent Developments in the Medicinal Applications of Silver-NHC Complexes and Imidazolium Salts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Antibacterial Activity of Silver NHC Complexes
3. Antitumor Activity of Silver NHC Complexes
4. Antitumor Activity of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Silver Complexes as Compared to Their Precursor Imidazolium Salts
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Johnson, N.A.; Southerland, M.R.; Youngs, W.J. Recent Developments in the Medicinal Applications of Silver-NHC Complexes and Imidazolium Salts. Molecules 2017, 22, 1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22081263
Johnson NA, Southerland MR, Youngs WJ. Recent Developments in the Medicinal Applications of Silver-NHC Complexes and Imidazolium Salts. Molecules. 2017; 22(8):1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22081263
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohnson, Nicholas A., Marie R. Southerland, and Wiley J. Youngs. 2017. "Recent Developments in the Medicinal Applications of Silver-NHC Complexes and Imidazolium Salts" Molecules 22, no. 8: 1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22081263