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N-Heterocyclic Carbene Metal Complexes as Bio-Organometallic Antimicrobial and Anticancer Drugs

Siddappa A Patil1 Centre for Nano & Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore562112, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shivaputra A Patil2 Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL60064, USAView further author information
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Renukadevi Patil2 Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL60064, USAView further author information
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Rangappa S Keri1 Centre for Nano & Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore562112, Karnataka, IndiaView further author information
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Srinivasa Budagumpi1 Centre for Nano & Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore562112, Karnataka, IndiaView further author information
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Geetha R Balakrishna1 Centre for Nano & Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Bangalore562112, Karnataka, IndiaView further author information
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Matthias Tacke3 School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, IrelandView further author information
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