Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculation, and biological activity of a new Schiff base ligand and its ZnO and Co3O4 nano-metal oxide complexes
Abeer W Hasan, Zainab N Zubaidi, Maha Y Mustafa, Lekaa K Abdul Karem, Riyadh M Ahmed, Osama’a A Y Al-Samrai, Mouhaned Y Al-Darwesh, Ibrahim Nazem Qader, Karukh Ali Babakr · 2025
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Description
Abeer Hasan and co-authors make a new linker molecule and its zinc and cobalt partners, then test them against germs, in a 2025 study. Linkers of this class can grip metals and often gain new powers when they do. The team also baked the partners down into nano sized metal oxides.
Standard spectra confirmed the structures and the grip points. Computer models showed the metal forms react more eagerly than the free linker. The zinc oxide particles gave the widest germ free zones against four test bacteria, ahead of the metal complexes. Sizes of the oxide grains sat in the mid thirty nanometer range. The authors flag the zinc route for more study.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abeer W Hasan, Zainab N Zubaidi, Maha Y Mustafa, Lekaa K Abdul Karem, Riyadh M Ahmed, Osama’a A Y Al-Samrai, Mouhaned Y Al-Darwesh, Ibrahim Nazem Qader, Karukh Ali Babakr |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |