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New palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes based on pyrrole Schiff bases: synthesis, characterization, X-ray structure, and anticancer activity
(American Chemical Society, 2020)
New palladium (Pd)II and platinum (Pt)II complexes (C1−C5) from the Schiff
base ligands, R-(phenyl)methanamine (L1), R-(pyridin-2-yl)methanamine (L2), and R-(furan2-yl)methanamine (L3) (R-(E)-N-((1H-pyrrol-2-yl) methylene)) ...
Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of gum arabic surface modified cadmium telluride quantum dots
(American Scientific Publishers, 2020)
Water-soluble cadmium telluride (CdTe) quantum dots (QDs) were capped with gum Arabic (GA) is a non-toxic,
water-soluble glycoprotein polymer commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The GA was
used to ...
Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using some selected medicinal plants from Southern Africa and their biological applications
(MPDI, 2021)
The application of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs), especially that of silver, gold, cobalt, and
zinc as antimicrobial, anticancer, drug delivery, contrast, and bioimaging agents has transformed the
field of medicine. Their ...
Advances in nanotechnology towards development of silver nanoparticle-based wound-healing agents
(MPDI, 2021)
Since antiquity, silver-based therapies have been used in wound healing, wound care and
management of infections to provide adequate healing. These therapies are associated with certain
limitations, such as toxicity, ...
Nanotechnology-based strategies for effective and rapid detection of sars-cov-2
(MDPI, 2021)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has gained worldwide attention and
has prompted the development of innovative diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines to mitigate the
pandemic. Diagnostic methods based ...
Acyldepsipeptide analogues: A future generation antibiotics for Tuberculosis treatment
(MDPI, 2022)
Acyldepsipeptides (ADEPs) are a new class of emerging antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),
which are currently explored for treatment of pathogenic infections, including tuberculosis (TB).
These cyclic hydrophobic peptides ...
Green synthesized saunps as a potential delivery platform for cytotoxic alkaloids
(MDPI, 2023)
The use of natural products as chemotherapeutic agents is well established. However, many
are associated with undesirable side effects, including high toxicity and instability. Previous reports
on the cytotoxic activity ...