The demonstration in the 1960s that cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II), or cisplatin, inhibits
cellular division of Escherichia coli 1 led to the subsequent discovery that this simple …

In the course of examining the effect of electric fields on the growth of Escherichia coli cells,
a biological activity of platinum compounds was uncovered that led to the development of …

The present study reports the synthesis, characterization and corrosion inhibition effects of
chitosan (CH) and its 5-chloromethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline derivative (CH-HQ) for mild steel in …

Not only the 24 or so essential elements, but also nonessential and even radioactive
elements have enormous potential for applications in medicine. In the fight against cancer …

Hasrat Ali was born in India and received his education at AMU Aligarh where he obtained
his Ph. D. in 1979 under the direction of Professor Shafiullah. After a short stay at Malti …

Complete synthetic, structural, and biomedical studies of two Pd complexes as well as Au
and Ag complexes of 1-benzyl-3-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidene are reported. Specifically, trans …

In the next two decades, the world is expected to see around 20 million cases of cancer.
Moreover, the types of cancer will vary considerably from country to other. Therefore, all …

Thirty years after the onset of the first clinical studies with cisplatin, the development of
antineoplastic platinum drugs continues to be a productive field of research. This article …

The development and current status of the relationships between the structure of platinum
based anti-cancer drugs and their biological activities are reviewed. The early structure …

Publisher Summary Biomedical inorganic chemistry “Elemental Medicine” is an important
new area of chemistry. Platinum complexes are now among the most widely used drugs for …