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A bexarotene-attached Re(i) tricarbonyl complex for NADH oxidation and ROS-mediated cancer phototherapy

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Synthesis, characterization, andin vivoevaluation of the anticancer activity of a series of 5- and 6-(halomethyl)-2,2′-bipyridine rhenium tricarbonyl complexes

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Cancer phototherapy by CO releasing terpyridine-based Re(i) tricarbonyl complexes via ROS generation and NADH oxidation

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Trinuclear rhenium(i)-based metallocages as anticancer agents towards human cervical cancer cells

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The role of stereochemistry in the anticancer activity of Re(i) tricarbonyl complexes

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Polynuclear transition metal complexes: emerging agents for bacterial imaging and antimicrobial therapy

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Neutral rhenium(i) tricarbonyl complexes with sulfur-donor ligands: anti-proliferative activity and cellular localization

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Push–pull effect – how to effectively control photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer processes in rhenium(i) chromophores with ligands of D–A or D–π–A structure

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The impact of biomolecule interactions on the cytotoxic effects of rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes

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Microstructural, Electrochemical, Mechanical, and Biocompatibility Characterization of ReN Thin Films Synthesized by DC Sputtering on Ti6Al4V Substrates

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Dinuclear Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes as Anticancer Drug Candidates

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DNA‐Targeted Complexes of Tc and Re for Biomedical Applications

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Influence of Iodine Substitutions on the Photophysical Properties of Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes With Pyridine Schiff Base (PSB‐IHB)

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Novel Re(I) Complexes as Potential Selective Theranostic Agents in Cancer Cells and In Vivo in Caenorhabditis elegans Tumoral Strains

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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Cationic Rhenium and Technetium-99m Complexes Bearing Quinazoline Derivative for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Targeting

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Structural and Solution Speciation Studies on fac-Tricarbonylrhenium(I) Complexes of 2,2′-Bipyridine Analogues

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Comprehensive Structural, Electronic, and Biological Characterization of fac-[Re(CO)3(5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthroline)Br]: X-Ray, Aromaticity, Electrochemistry, and HeLa Cell Viability

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Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond in Pyridine Schiff Bases as Ancillary Ligands of Re(I) Complexes Is a Switcher between Visible and NIR Emissions: A Relativistic Quantum Chemistry Study

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Biological and computational studies of organometallic compounds of rhenium(I) with substituted phenyl(2-(thiazol-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)methanone

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Intracellular Photocatalytic NADH/NAD(P)H Oxidation for Cancer Drug Development

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Synthesis and structural elucidation of cytotoxic mono and dinuclear rhenium carbonyl complexes bearing bis-{1,3-(imino pyrrolyl)-m-chloro phenyl)} ligand

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Research Progress of Endoplasmic Reticulum Targeting Metal Complexes in Cancer Therapy

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Separation and characterization of the various stereoisomers of a dinuclear tricarbonylrhenium(I) complex using a theoretical and experimental approach

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easyPARM: Automated, Versatile, and Reliable Force Field Parameters for Metal-Containing Molecules with Unique Labeling of Coordinating Atoms

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

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ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 10242
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Rhenium Complexes with p‐Fluorophenylisocyanide

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In Vitro Biological Activity of α-Diimine Rhenium Dicarbonyl Complexes and Their Reactivity with Different Functional Groups

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Remarkable Effects of a Rhenium(I)-diselenoether Drug on the Production of Cathepsins B and S by Macrophages and their Polarizations

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CPD, 2023, 29, 2396
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Quinoline- and coumarin-based ligands and their rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes: synthesis, spectral characterization and antiproliferative activity on T-cell lymphoma

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Design, development, and therapeutic applications of rhenium tricarbonyl complexes

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Visible and Red Light-Triggered Anticancer Profile of a Ferrocene-Re(I)-Tricarbonyl Conjugate: Experimental and Theoretical Studies

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Multicomponent Self-Assembly of Manganese(I)-Based NN∩NN Bis-Chelated Dinuclear Metallacrown Ethers: Synthesis, Characterization, Cation Binding, and Cytotoxicity Studies

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Heterofunctional spacer containing pyridyl ligands coordinated fac-Re(CO)3-core based dinuclear molecular rhomboids and their anticancer potential studies

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