Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Transition Metal Complexes of Bidentate N, O Donor Schiff Bases by Sajjad Hussain Sumrra, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sabahat Ambreen, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Danish, Fouzia Sultana Rehmani

“…All ligands and their metal complexes were screened for antimicrobial activity. …”
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Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Derived from Heterocyclic Schiff-Bases: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Biological Activity by Riyadh M. Ahmed, Enaam I. Yousif, Mohamad J. Al-Jeboori

“…Biological activity of the ligands and their metal complexes against gram positive bacterial strain Bacillus (G+) and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas (G−) revealed that the metal complexes become less resistive to the microbial activities as compared to the free ligands.…”
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The Inter-Relationship of Periostin, TGFβ, and BMP in Heart Valve Development and Valvular Heart Diseases by Simon J. Conway, Thomas Doetschman, Mohamad Azhar

“…Recent studies have suggested an important role for periostin and transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) ligands in heart valve formation and valvular heart diseases. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Di-, Tri-, and Tetranuclear Schiff Base Complexes Derived from Diamines and 3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde by Ahlam Jameel Abdulghani, Asmaa Mohammed Noori Khaleel

“…A series of new di-, tri-, and tetranuclear Co(II) and Cu(II) complexes of three new diSchiff base ligands were synthesized by two different methods. …”
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Potential Trace Metal–Organic Complexation in the Atmosphere by Hiroshi Okochi, Peter Brimblecombe

“…Humic-like substances are most likely ligands in the atmosphere, although this is a poorly characterized material. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial activity of Benzimidazole Derivatives and their Cu (ii),Ni (ii) and Co (ii) complexes by Haftom Welderufael, Dagne Addisu Kure, Endalkachew Asefa Moges, Lelisa File, Salah Hamza Sherif

“…The Cu (II), Ni (II) and Co (II) complexes were confirmed by using IR and VU-Visible spectra.  The IR spectra of ligands and its metal complexes imply that the benzimidazol derivative ligands behave as basic bidentate ligands coordination through the azomethine nitrogen and oxygen atom. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial activity of Benzimidazole Derivatives and their Cu (ii),Ni (ii) and Co (ii) complexes by Haftom Welderufael, Dagne Addisu Kure, Endalkachew Asefa Moges, Lelisa File, Salah Hamza Sherif

“…The Cu (II), Ni (II) and Co (II) complexes were confirmed by using IR and VU-Visible spectra.  The IR spectra of ligands and its metal complexes imply that the benzimidazol derivative ligands behave as basic bidentate ligands coordination through the azomethine nitrogen and oxygen atom. …”
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Improving the binding affinity of plastic degrading cutinase with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyurethane (PU); an in-silico study by Deves Sabari V L, Gokulnath Rajmohan, Roshine S B, Srivaishnavi S, Kishore Nagasubramanian, Senthil Kumar G, Ponnusami Venkatachalam

“…The crystallized structure of cutinase was retrieved from PDB, and PET, PU ligands were docked using Schrodinger. However, the interactions between cutinase and the ligands were not efficient, as evidenced by the docking scores of −4.047 and −4.993 for PET and PU, respectively. …”
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SN-Donor Methylthioanilines and Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral Properties, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity by Temitope E. Olalekan, Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja, Gareth M. Watkins

“…The NMR spectra of the ligands revealed that the para/ortho protons and para carbon were sensitive to the electronic effect of substituents. …”
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Preparation and Antimicrobial Screeningof Cu (II), Ni (II), Zn (II) Cd (II) Complexes by R. M. Desai, M. K. Shah, V. H. Shah

“…The metal complexes of Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) Cd(II) with organic ligands viz Hydrazine hydrate, 1,2-N,N'-Bisammonium thiocarbamoyl ethane and 1,4-N,N'-Bisammonium thiocarbamoyl benzene have been prepared. …”
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Evidence for Activation of Toll-Like Receptor and Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Preterm Birth by Taketoshi Noguchi, Toshiyuki Sado, Katsuhiko Naruse, Hiroshi Shigetomi, Akira Onogi, Shoji Haruta, Ryuji Kawaguchi, Akira Nagai, Yasuhito Tanase, Shozo Yoshida, Takashi Kitanaka, Hidekazu Oi, Hiroshi Kobayashi

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and their ligands were all found to play a key role in inflammation. …”
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Role of Toll-Like Receptors and Their Downstream Molecules in the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Kouichi Miura, Ekihiro Seki, Hirohide Ohnishi, David A. Brenner

“…Upon stimulation by these TLR ligands, hepatic immune cells produce various mediators that are involved in host defense. …”
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Metal-Based Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) Complexes with Amino Acid-Der... by Zahid H. Chohan, M. Arif, Muhammad A. Akhtar, Claudiu T. Supuran

“…Elemental analyses and NMR spectral data of the ligands and their metal(II) complexes agree with their proposed structures. …”
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Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Antimicrobial and Antitumor Studies of Two Zinc(II) Complexes with Pyridine Thiazole Derivatives by Zou Xun-Zhong, Feng An-Sheng, Zeng Fu-Ran, Lai Min-Cheng, Liao Yan-Zhi, Mei Meng, Li Yu

“…The biological activity studies of the compounds showed that the metal complexes were more active than the free ligands, and some compounds had absolute specificity for certain bacteria or cancer cell lines.…”
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PPARs in Irradiation-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity by Christine Linard, Maâmar Souidi

“…Emerging evidence indicates that PPARs and their ligands are important in the modulation of immune and inflammatory reactions. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Molecular Structure, and Antibacterial Studies of Dibutyltin(IV) Schiff Base Complexes Derived from Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, and Glycine by Har Lal Singh, Jangbhadur Singh

“…The results show that the dibutyltin complexes are more reactive with respect to their corresponding Schiff base ligands.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Group-6 Metal Carbonyl Complexes of Aroyl Hydrazone Derivatives by Mohd Saleem, Mohita Sharma, Simpy Mahajan, H. N. Sheikh, B. L. Kalsotra

“…The IR bands suggest that in all the complexes the ligands behave as neutral bidentate chelating type coordinating metal through carbonyl oxygen and azomethine nitrogen. …”
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PSMA Theranostics: Current Status and Future Directions by Kambiz Rahbar MD, Ali Afshar-Oromieh MD, Hossein Jadvar MD, PhD, Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar MD, MSc

“…There is increasing evidence of encouraging response rates and a low toxicity profile of radioligand therapy (RLT) of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer using 177 Lu-labeled PSMA ligands. In this article, we review the current status of diagnostics and therapy using radiolabeled PSMA ligands. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral, and In Vitro Antibacterial Studies of Organosilicon(IV) Complexes with Schiff Bases Derived from Amino Acids by Har Lal Singh, Jangbhadur Singh, A. Mukherjee

“…The complexes were found to be more potent as compared to the ligands.…”
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Synthesis and X-Ray Single Crystal Structures of Cadmiym(II) Complexes: CdCl2[CS(NHCH3)2]2 and CdCl2(CS(NH2)NHC6H5)4-Single Source Precursors to CdS Nanoparticles by M. J. Moloto, N. Revaprasadu, G. A. Kolawole, P. O’brien, M. A. Malik, M. Motevalli

“…Both compounds are monomers in the solid state with the four and six coordinate and their coordination geometries based on distorted tetrahedron and distorted octahedron respectively. The thiourea ligands behave as monodentate in both compounds with the binding through sulfur. …”
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