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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Biological Potential and Physicochemical Properties of Ionic Liquids Bioinspired by Carboxylic Acids: A Review.

Carmen Terán, Marta María Mato, Pedro Besada

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Carmen TeránDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4377-3604
Marta María MatoInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, 36213 Vigo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9572-8920
Pedro BesadaDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ionic liquids (ILs) derived from bioactive compounds have emerged as a versatile and highly tunable platform for designing novel functional materials with biomedical applications. Many of these systems incorporate naturally occurring carboxylate anions of relevance to medicinal chemistry, biotechnology, and biomedicine, which has intensified interest in this family of bioinspired ILs. This review focuses on ILs derived from carboxylic acids of natural origin, including fatty acids, phenolic acids, and hydroxy acids, and highlights recent advances in their design, bioactivity, and physicochemical characterization, with particular emphasis on systems based on biocompatible components. Additionally, it addresses synthetic strategies, toxicological aspects, and biological potential. Key physicochemical properties discussed include thermal stability, glass transition temperatures, melting and crystallization points, viscosity, density, solubility, refractive index, polarity, and amphiphilic behavior.

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bioinspired ILsbiological potentialcarboxylic acidsphysicochemical propertiessynthesistoxicity

Identifiers

PMID42075826
PMCPMC13118412

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