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Editorial

Accepted on 05 Sep 2025

"Linking Chemistry to Biology and Medicine via Metal Ions. Insights From the 16th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry"

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Christina N. Banti
Debbie C. Crans
Sotiris K Hadjikakou

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1695257

111 views

Perspective

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Lessons from metals-containing drugs in diagnostic, and theranostic applications for future development of metal-containing non-conventional therapeutics: vanadium compounds for intratumor administration

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Adam R. Miller
Debbie C. Crans

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1639340

486 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

Preliminary investigation of Ru(II) complexes bearing nile red chromophores for photodynamic therapy

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Claire Condon
Oriol Careta-Borràs
Judit Fodor
Amani B. Al Riyami
Xiao Xiao
Jianzhang Zhao
Carme Nogués
Sylvia M. Draper

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1620562

552 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel doped with zinc-aspirinate as a multifunctional material: photoprotection, epithelial regeneration, and biocompatibility

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Christina N. Banti
Fotakis Lezos
Antonios Hatzidimitriou
Sotiris K. Hadjikakou

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1639096

419 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

How vanadium and manganese compounds impact cardiac mitochondrial function

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Connor C. Dolan
Luke A. Whitcomb
Edgar Del Carpio
Lilliana Rose
Adam J. Chicco
Debbie C. Crans

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1602602

1,094 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Apr 2025

Editorial: New developments in bioinorganic and bioorganic chemistry

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Isabel Correia
Sylvia M. Draper

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1586841

1,014 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2025

Reactivity in cell culture medium and in vitro anticancer activity of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol: link to metal-catechol interactions

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Aviva Levina
Debbie C. Crans
Peter A. Lay

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2025.1547323

1,124 views

Review

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Cysteine-rich zinc finger proteins and the nuclear factor kappa-B pathway

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Andrew T. Stoltzfus
Sarah L. J. Michel

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1503390

1,380 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Oct 2024

Molecular interactions at the interface: polyoxometalates of the Anderson-Evans type and lipid membranes

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Alina A. Pashkovskaya
Nadiia I. Gumerova
Annette Rompel
Elena E. Pohl

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1454558

1,944 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Sep 2024

Exploring polyoxometalate speciation: the interplay of concentration, ionic strength, and buffer composition

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Maja Ždrnja
Nadiia I. Gumerova
Annette Rompel

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1444359

2,170 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2024

Guanidinium and spermidinium decavanadates: as small biomimetic models to understand non-covalent interactions between decavanadate and arginine and lysine side chains in proteins

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Luis F. Paredes-Pérez
Angel Mendoza
Amalia García-García
Laura E. Serrano-De la Rosa
Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas
Francisco J. Melendez
María Eugenia Castro
Enrique González-Vergara

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1451167

3,215 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jul 2024

Solution chemistry and anti-proliferative activity against glioblastoma cells of a vanadium(V) complex with two bioactive ligands

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Aviva Levina
Gonzalo Scalese
Dinorah Gambino
Debbie C. Crans
Peter A. Lay

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1394645

1,380 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 25 Apr 2024

A review of hydrazide-hydrazone metal complexes’ antitumor potential

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Nádia Ribeiro
Isabel Correia

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1398873

17,778 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2024

Impact of different spacers on the conjugation between Anderson-Evans polyoxometalates and peptides

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Haihong Yu
Claudia Honisch
Mattia Frigo
Nicola Balice
Valeria Tagliavini
Xue Zhao
Elisabetta Stramiglio
Ambra Campofelice
Simona Serratì
Amalia Azzariti

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1377357

2,223 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 11 Mar 2024

Bioinspired polyoxometalates as light-driven water oxidation catalysts

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

Eduardo Sánchez-Lara
Roberto Favela
Ivan Castillo

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1373647

5,033 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2024

Conjugation of an anti-metabolite nucleobase analogue with a mitochondriotropic agent via palladium(II) against breast cancer cells

in Bioinorganic Chemistry

C. N. Banti
A. J. Tasiopoulos
S. K. Hadjikakou

Frontiers in Chemical Biology

doi 10.3389/fchbi.2024.1338630

1,276 views
2 citations