Antimicrobial potential of quaternary phosphonium salt compounds: A review

MK Ibrahim, A Haria, NV Mehta… - Future Medicinal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Given that mitochondrial dysregulation is a biomarker of many cancers, cationic quaternary
phosphonium salt (QPS) conjugation is a widely utilized strategy for anticancer drug design …

Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Small Molecule Quaternary Phosphonium Compounds (QPCs)-Synthesis and Biological Insights

D McDonough, C Sanchez, W Wuest… - RSC Medicinal …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The development and characterization of quaternary phosphonium compounds (QPCs)
have long benefitted from their incorporation into a cornerstone reaction in organic synthesis …