Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40034805›Full record

ReviewRSC advances2025

Hydrazones, hydrazones-based coinage metal complexes, and their biological applications.

Dessie Ashagrie Tafere, Mamo Gebrezgiabher, Fikre Elemo, Taju Sani, Tsegaye Belege Atisme, Tesfay G Ashebr, Ibrahim Nasser Ahmed

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dessie Ashagrie TafereDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-1445
Mamo GebrezgiabherDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-3986
Fikre ElemoDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.
Taju SaniDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.
Tsegaye Belege AtismeDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.
Tesfay G AshebrDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.
Ibrahim Nasser AhmedDepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University P.O. Box 16417 Addis Ababa Ethiopia ibrahim.nasser@aastu.edu.et tesfay.gebretsadik@aastu.edu.et.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrazone-based compounds distinguished by their azomethine -NHN[double bond, length as m-dash]CH group and their respective coinage metal complexes have emerged as leading candidates in the search for effective anticancer and antibiotic agents. Because of their varied pharmacological potential and simplicity of synthesis, these compounds have been the subject of substantial research. Hydrazones exhibit versatile coordination chemistry, allowing for the formation of stable complexes with metals such as copper, silver, and gold. Hydrazone derivatives and their metal complexes demonstrate significant biological activities, displaying potent anticancer properties inducing apoptosis, inhibiting cell proliferation, and disrupting angiogenesis. Furthermore, they exhibit vigorous antibiotic activity by compromising microbial cell membranes and inhibiting essential enzymes. This review article highlights the versatility and effectiveness of hydrazone-based compounds and their coinage metal complexes reported for the last five years, underscoring their potential as next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Ongoing research focuses on optimizing these compounds for more excellent selectivity, potency, and biocompatibility, which is expected to advance their practical biological applications.

Identifiers

PMID40034805
PMCPMC11873977

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.