OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The structure-based reaction mechanism of urease, a nickel dependent enzyme: tale of a long debate	86
Critical discussion of the applications of metal complexes for 2-photon photodynamic therapy	32
Allicin ameliorates aluminium- and copper-induced cognitive dysfunction in Wistar rats: relevance to neuro-inflammation, neurotransmitters and Aβ(1–42) analysis	29
New Pd(II) complexes of the bisthiocarbohydrazones derived from isatin and disubstituted salicylaldehydes: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and inhibitory properties against some metabo	28
The model structure of the copper-dependent ammonia monooxygenase	25
Structural insights into the role of the acid-alcohol pair of residues required for dioxygen activation in cytochrome P450 enzymes	25
An unusual bidentate methionine ruthenium(II) complex: photo-uncaging and antimicrobial activity	24
Selenoprotein F knockout leads to glucose and lipid metabolism disorders in mice	23
Cytotoxicity and cell death induced by engineered nanostructures (quantum dots and nanoparticles) in human cell lines	23
Critical evaluation of a crystal structure of nitrogenase with bound N2 ligands	23
Cu (II)-porphyrin metal–organic framework/graphene oxide: synthesis, characterization, and application as a pH-responsive drug carrier for breast cancer treatment	23
Cu-BTC metal–organic framework as a biocompatible nanoporous carrier for chlorhexidine antibacterial agent	22
A multi-methodological inquiry of the behavior of cisplatin-based Pt(IV) derivatives in the presence of bioreductants with a focus on the isolated encounter complexes	22
Studies of anticancer activity in vivo and in vitro behaviors of liposomes encapsulated iridium(III) complex	20
New minor groove covering DNA binding mode of dinuclear Pt(II) complexes with various pyridine-linked bridging ligands and dual anticancer-antiangiogenic activities	19
Mitochondria-targeted phosphorescent cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes: synthesis, characterization, and anticancer properties	19
Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity of Fe(II) and Fe(III) complexes containing N-(8-quinolyl)salicylaldimine Schiff base ligands	19
The anti-cancer effect of series of strained photoactivatable Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes on non-small-cell lung cancer and triple negative breast cancer cells	19
Ruthenium-based PACT agents based on bisquinoline chelates: synthesis, photochemistry, and cytotoxicity	18
A novel quinoline-based turn-on fluorescent probe for the highly selective detection of Al (III) and its bioimaging in living cells, plants tissues and zebrafish	18
Does the crystal structure of vanadium nitrogenase contain a reaction intermediate? Evidence from quantum refinement	17
A study of Pt(II)–phenanthroline complex interactions with double-stranded and G-quadruplex DNA by ESI–MS, circular dichroism, and computational docking	17
Copper(II) and oxidovanadium(IV) complexes of chromone Schiff bases as potential anticancer agents	17
Radiolabelling of the octadentate chelators DFO* and oxoDFO* with zirconium-89 and gallium-68	16
Aspartate or arginine? Validated redox state X-ray structures elucidate mechanistic subtleties of FeIV = O formation in bacterial dye-decolorizing peroxidases	16

Low-molecular-mass labile metal pools in Escherichia coli: advances using chromatography and mass spectrometry	16
N2H2 binding to the nitrogenase FeMo cluster studied by QM/MM methods	16
Biological evaluation of novel thiomaltol-based organometallic complexes as topoisomerase IIα inhibitors	15
Fabrication of deferasirox-decorated aptamer-targeted superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) as a therapeutic and magnetic resonance imaging agent in cancer therapy	15
The effect of pH on Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus denitrification pathway and nitrous oxide reductase	15
Citric acid-crosslinked β-cyclodextrin supported zinc peroxide as a biocompatible H2O2 scavenger	14
The Bacillus anthracis class Ib ribonucleotide reductase subunit NrdF intrinsically selects manganese over iron	14
Antibacterial activity of ruthenium polypyridyl complexes against Staphylococcus aureus and biofilms	14
Cytotoxicity, cellular localization and photophysical properties of Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes bound to cysteine and its derivatives	14
Protein adsorption/desorption dynamics on Ca-enriched titanium surfaces: biological implications	13
Conjuring up a ghost: structural and functional characterization of FhuF, a ferric siderophore reductase from E. coli	13
Copper(II) and silver(I)-1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione complexes interact with double-stranded DNA: further evidence of their apparent multi-modal activity towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa	12
Metalation: nature’s challenge in bioinorganic chemistry	12
Binding of S. cerevisiae iso-1 cytochrome c and its surface lysine-to-alanine variants to cardiolipin: charge effects and the role of the lipid to protein ratio	12
Zn(II) and Cd(II) thiosemicarbazones for stimulation/inhibition of kojic acid biosynthesis from Aspergillus flavus and the fungal defense behavior against the metal complexes' excesses	12
Design and catalytic studies of structural and functional models of the catechol oxidase enzyme	12
Characterizing the general chelating affinity of serum protein fetuin for lanthanides	11
The role of hydrolysis in biological effects of molybdenum cluster with DMSO ligands	11
Synthesis, characterization and antitumor mechanism investigation of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes with artesunate moiety	11
“Metal-modified base pairs” vs. “metal-mediated pairs of bases”: not just a semantic issue!	10
Bioinorganic insights of the PQQ-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases	10
[FeFe]-hydrogenase maturation: H-cluster assembly intermediates tracked by electron paramagnetic resonance, infrared, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy	10
Quantitative proteomic reveals gallium maltolate induces an iron-limited stress response and reduced quorum-sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa	10
Mitochondria-targeted Re(I) complexes bearing guanidinium as ligands and their anticancer activity	10
Not just a background: pH buffers do interact with lanthanide ions—a Europium(III) case study	10
Molecular mechanisms of apoptosis induction in K562 and KG1a leukemia cells by a water-soluble copper(II) thiosemicarbazone complex	10
Features of iron accumulation at high concentration in pulcherrimin-producing Metschnikowia yeast biomass	9
X-ray tomography of cryopreserved human prostate cancer cells: mitochondrial targeting by an organoiridium photosensitiser	9
Investigating the anticancer properties of the two new platinum complexes with iso- and tert-pentylglycine by the DFT, molecular docking, and ADMET assessment and experimental confirmations	9
Room temperature stable multitalent: highly reactive and versatile copper guanidine complexes in oxygenation reactions	9
Functional mononuclear molybdenum enzymes: challenges and triumphs in molecular cloning, expression, and isolation	9
CIAO3 protein forms a stable ternary complex with two key players of the human cytosolic iron–sulfur cluster assembly machinery	9
Pentacyanoferrate(II) complex of pyridine-4- and pyrazine-2-hydroxamic acid as source of HNO: investigation of anti-tubercular and vasodilation activities	8
Fluconazole analogues with metal-binding motifs impact metal-dependent processes and demonstrate antifungal activity in Candida albicans	8
A synergy between the catalytic and structural Zn(II) ions and the enzyme and substrate dynamics underlies the structure–function relationships of matrix metalloproteinase collagenolysis	8
Selected polyoxopalladates as promising and selective antitumor drug candidates	8
Gamma irradiation effectuality on the antibacterial and bioactivity behavior of multicomponent borate glasses against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	8
Two biologically inspired tetranuclear nickel(II) catalysts: effect of the geometry of Ni4 core on electrocatalytic water oxidation	8
Bis(triazinyl)pyridine complexes of Pt(II) and Pd(II): studies of the nucleophilic substitution reactions, DNA/HSA interactions, molecular docking and biological activity	8
Targeted cancer cell delivery of arsenate as a reductively activated prodrug	7
The potential application of gold-apoferritin nanocages conjugated with 2-amino-2-deoxy-glucose for imaging of breast cancer cells	7
Stable Hg(II)-mediated base pairs with a phenanthroline-derived nucleobase surrogate in antiparallel-stranded DNA	7
High-resolution crystal structures of a “half sandwich”-type Ru(II) coordination compound bound to hen egg-white lysozyme and proteinase K	7
Flavin-mediated reductive iron mobilization from frog M and Mycobacterial ferritins: impact of their size, charge and reactivities with NADH/O2	7
A copper(II)-binding triazole derivative with ionophore properties is active against Candida spp.	7
Synthesis, antiproliferative activity in cancer cells and DNA interaction studies of [Pt(cis-1,3-diaminocycloalkane)Cl2] analogs	7
Vanadocene dichloride induces apoptosis in HeLa cells through depolymerization of microtubules and inhibition of Eg5	7
DNA-interacting properties of two analogous square-planar cis-chlorido complexes: copper versus palladium	7
Cyclometalated Ru(II) β-carboline complexes induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human HeLa cervical cancer cells via suppressing ERK and Akt signaling	6
Bis(ethylmaltolato)oxidovanadium (IV) alleviates neuronal apoptosis through regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in a triple transgenic animal model of Alzheimer’s disease	6

Exploring the gas access routes in a [NiFeSe] hydrogenase using crystals pressurized with krypton and oxygen	6
Biophysical insights into the interaction of two enantiomers of Ru(II) complex [Ru(bpy)2(7-CH3-dppz)]2+ with the RNA poly(U-A⁎U) triplex	6
SEM–EDX linear scanning: a new tool for morpho-compositional analysis of growth bands in urinary stones	6
Determining the structure and binding mechanism of oxytocin-Cu2+ complex using paramagnetic relaxation enhancement NMR analysis	6
Molecular dynamics simulation of non-covalent interactions between polynuclear platinum(II) complexes and DNA	6
Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity and DNA-binding properties of d-metal complexes with hydrazones of Girard’s T and P reagents	6
Potential therapeutic approaches for a sleeping pathogen: tuberculosis a case for bioinorganic chemistry	6
Ferric nitrosylated myoglobin catalyzes peroxynitrite scavenging	6
The two redox states of the human NEET proteins’ [2Fe–2S] clusters	6