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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Wiley J. Youngs, Akron, OH (US);
Claire A. Tessier, Akron, OH (US);
Jered Garrison, Columbia, MO (US);
Carol Quezada, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Abdulkareem Melaiye, Akron, OH (US);
Matthew Panzner, Akron, OH (US);
Semih Durmus, Akron, OH (US);
Wiley J. Youngs, Akron, OH (US);
Claire A. Tessier, Akron, OH (US);
Jered Garrison, Columbia, MO (US);
Carol Quezada, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Abdulkareem Melaiye, Akron, OH (US);
Matthew Panzner, Akron, OH (US);
Semih Durmus, Akron, OH (US);
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for inhibiting microbial growth comprises administering an effective amount of a silver complex of a N-heterocyclic amine. A method for treating cancer cells or a method for imaging one or more tissues of a patient includes administering an effective amount of a complex of a N-heterocyclic amine and a radioactive metal. A method for treating urinary tract infections utilizing silver complexes of N-heterocyclic carbenes. N-heterocyclic carbenes of the present invention may be represented by the formula wherein Z is a heterocyclic group, and Rand Rare, independently or in combination, hydrogen or a C-Corganic group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, heterocyclic, and alkoxy groups and substituted derivatives thereof.