Biological activity of ionic liquids and their application in pharmaceutics and medicine

KS Egorova, EG Gordeev, VP Ananikov - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids are remarkable chemical compounds, which find applications in many areas of
modern science. Because of their highly tunable nature and exceptional properties, ionic …

Mechanisms of action of ionic liquids on living cells: The state of the art

P Kumari, VVS Pillai, A Benedetto - Biophysical reviews, 2020 - Springer
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a relatively new class of organic electrolytes composed of an organic
cation and either an organic or inorganic anion, whose melting temperature falls around …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and antibacterial activity of ionic liquids and organic salts based on penicillin g and amoxicillin hydrolysate derivatives against resistant bacteria

R Ferraz, D Silva, AR Dias, V Dias, MM Santos… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The preparation and characterization of ionic liquids and organic salts (OSILs) that contain
anionic penicillin G [secoPen] and amoxicillin [seco-Amx] hydrolysate derivatives and their …

Cholesterol-controlled interaction of ionic liquids with model cellular membranes

P Hitaishi, M Raval, A Seth, S Kumar, VS Mithu… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
While ionic liquids (ILs) are considered as prospective ingredients of new antimicrobial
agents, it is important to understand the adverse effects of these molecules on human cells …

Room-temperature ionic liquids meet bio-membranes: the state-of-the-art

A Benedetto - Biophysical reviews, 2017 - Springer
Room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL) are a new class of organic salts whose melting
temperature falls below the conventional limit of 100° C. Their low vapor pressure …

Cholesterol protects the liquid-ordered phase of raft model membranes from the destructive effect of ionic liquids

XL Hao, B Cao, D Dai, FG Wu… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs), although being a class of promising green solvents, have received many
reports on the toxicity to living organisms. In this work, aiming at elucidating the disruptive …

Effects of ionic liquids on biomembranes: A review on recent biophysical studies

S Mitra, VK Sharma, SK Ghosh - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been emerged as a versatile class of compounds that can be easily
tuned to achieve desirable properties for various applications. The ability of ILs to interact …

Room-temperature ionic liquids and biomembranes: setting the stage for applications in pharmacology, biomedicine, and bionanotechnology

A Benedetto, P Ballone - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Empirical evidence and conceptual elaboration reveal and rationalize the remarkable affinity
of organic ionic liquids for biomembranes. Cations of the so-called room-temperature ionic …

Effects of ionic liquids on the nanoscopic dynamics and phase behaviour of a phosphatidylcholine membrane

VK Sharma, SK Ghosh, P Mandal, T Yamada… - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) are potential candidates for new antimicrobials due to their tunable
antibacterial and antifungal properties that are required to keep pace with the growing …

Ionic liquids meet lipid bilayers: A state-of-the-art review

A Benedetto - Biophysical Reviews, 2023 - Springer
In the past 25 years, a vast family of complex organic salts known as room-temperature ionic
liquids (ILs) has received increasing attention due to their potential applications. ILs are …