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Ln complexes as double faced agents: Study of antibacterial and antifungal activity

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    Identifier:  imarina:6389636
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6389636
    Authors:  Cota I; Marturano V; Tylkowski B
    Abstract:
    © 2019 Elsevier B.V. According to World Health Organization (WHO) infectious diseases are spreading faster and emerging more quickly than ever before. Due to the increasing incidents related with new and reemerging infectious diseases, discovery and development of new antimicrobial compounds with diverse structures and action mechanism is urgently needed. The antibacterial effects of lanthanides (Ln) have been studied since the 19th century and have been employed since then with more or less success in treatment of various diseases. This review gathers together all the studies dealing with the antimicrobial activity of Ln(III) complexes published until now. Overall, it was discovered that the antimicrobial activity of the Ln complexes is greater than the activity of the free ligand (L), indicating that the complexation with the Ln enhances the activity of the L. In some cases Ln complexes exhibit antimicrobial activity similar or even better than the activity of standard antimicrobial agents. These results are encouraging, Ln complexes representing a possible alternative to antimicrobial agents used currently.

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    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010854519301791
    APA: Cota I; Marturano V; Tylkowski B (2019). Ln complexes as double faced agents: Study of antibacterial and antifungal activity. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 396(), 49-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.05.019
    Paper original source: Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 396 49-71
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.05.019
    Journal publication year: 2019-10-01
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Record's date: 2026-05-09
    URV's Author/s: COTA, IULIANA MARIA / Tylkowski, Bartosz
    Department: Enginyeria Química
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
    ISSN: 00108545
    Author, as appears in the article.: Cota I; Marturano V; Tylkowski B
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Thematic Areas: Physical and theoretical chemistry, Materials chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, General chemistry, Chemistry, inorganic & nuclear, Chemistry (miscellaneous), Chemistry (all), Biotecnología, Astronomia / física
    Author's mail: bartosz.tylkowski@urv.cat, bartosz.tylkowski@urv.cat

  • Keywords:

    Schiff base
    Ln(iii) complexes
    Complexation theory
    Antifungal activity
    Antibacterial activity
    Chemistry (Miscellaneous)
    Chemistry
    Inorganic & Nuclear
    Inorganic Chemistry
    Materials Chemistry
    Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    General chemistry
    Chemistry (all)
    Biotecnología
    Astronomia / física

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