Research about Vital Organic Chelates and Metal Ion Complexes
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 27732
Special Issue Editors
Interests: charge-transfer complexes; metal–acid complexes; schiff base complexes; metal–drug interactions; metal–dye complexes; crystal structures
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Interests: coordination polymer; metal-organic framework; nanocatalyst; Lanthanide-doped semiconductor and advanced materials for wastewater remediation
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Interests: coordination chemistry; polymer chemistry; potentiometry; thermodynamics; adsorption; photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants; biological activities
Interests: metal complexes; charge-transfer complexes; metal-acid complexes; schiff base complexes; metal drug interactions; metal-dye complexes; crystal structures
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Interests: drug delivery; metal drug interactions; biological activities; crystal structures
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal ion complexes is a rapidly developing field with enormous potential for applications that provides new possibilities for the pharmaceutical industry. It is expected that the increasing knowledge about the role of minerals in biochemistry will provide an area for designing new drugs in many other areas as well, for example neuropharmacology and anti-potency agents. Advances in coordination chemistry rely heavily on an understanding of not only the thermodynamics of reactions, but also the kinetics of mineral complexes under biologically relevant conditions. Metals are essential cellular components that nature chooses to function in many biochemical processes that are indispensable to living organisms. Transition metal complexes are important in catalysis, material synthesis, photochemistry, and biological systems. Inorganic medicinal chemistry can exploit the unique properties of metal ions to design new drugs. The use of metals and their complexes for medicinal purposes has been present throughout history. With advances in inorganic chemistry, the role of transition metal complexes as therapeutic compounds is becoming increasingly important. Recent advances in inorganic chemistry have made it possible to form a few transition metal complexes of organic interest that can be used as therapeutic agents. This review clarifies the role of metals and recent advances in medicinal organic biochemistry with new approaches to the design and application of innovative metal-based drugs.
Prof. Dr. Moamen S. Refat
Prof. Dr. Younes Hanifehpour
Dr. Ashraf El-Bindary
Dr. Abdel Majid A. Adam
Dr. Ahmed M Naglah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Metal complexes
- Metal-based drugs
- Medicinal inorganic chemistry
- Crystals
- Nanomaterials and applications
- Composites
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