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ArticleACS omega2023

Anticancer Activities of Re(I) Tricarbonyl and Its Imidazole-Based Ligands: Insight from a Theoretical Approach.

Mabu L Matlou, Hitler Louis, Destiny E Charlie, Ernest C Agwamba, Ismail O Amodu, Vuyelwa J Tembu, Amanda-Lee E Manicum

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Article in ACS omega, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Review of Recent Medicinal Applications of Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mabu L MatlouDepartment of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, P.O. Box X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Hitler LouisComputational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar 540211, Nigeria.
Destiny E CharlieComputational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar 540211, Nigeria.
Ernest C AgwambaComputational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar 540211, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8008-9572
Ismail O AmoduComputational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar 540211, Nigeria.
Vuyelwa J TembuDepartment of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, P.O. Box X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Amanda-Lee E ManicumDepartment of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, P.O. Box X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-1307

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhenium complexes have been observed experimentally to exhibit good inhibitory activity against malignant cells. Hence, our motivation is to explore this activity from a theoretical perspective. In the present study, density functional theory (DFT) and in silico molecular docking approaches were utilized to unravel the unique properties of metal-based rhenium tricarbonyl complexes as effective anticancer drugs. All DFT calculations and geometric optimizations were conducted using the well-established hybrid functional B3LYP-GD(BJ)/Gen/6-311++G(d,p)/LanL2DZ computational method. The FT-IR spectroscopic characterization of the complexes:

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PMID36969470
PMCPMC10035000

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