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Therapeutic properties of organotin complexes with reference to their structural and environmental features

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Organotin complexes are being extensively studied and screened for their therapeutic potential. Although many recent advances and achievements in this field have been made, the exact mode of action of these complexes is yet to be unveiled. In the present review, an attempt has been made to correlate the therapeutic properties of organotin complexes with their structural features and the environment in which these interact with biological systems. The mechanism, various modes of interaction with biological systems, and physiological target sites of organotin complexes have been highlighted as well.

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Received: 2016-8-31
Accepted: 2017-2-15
Published Online: 2017-6-22
Published in Print: 2017-6-27

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