Recent Progress on Research in Mixed-Ligand Copper(II) Complexes Containing Quinolones and Aromatic Amines

The copper(II) complexes with quinolones and aromatic amines has been flourishing and become an important research field of bioinorganic chemistry, since the complexes can be used as chemical nucleases, SOD mimics and antibacterial agents, etc. Based on the studies of authors' laboratory, the research progress on the structure, chemical nuclease activity, SOD simulation and antibacterial action of this kind of copper(II) complexes is reviewed. Moreover, with these described above as basis. some related suggestions are given.