BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Arcadie FUIOR Moldova State University Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Abstract

Molybdenum is an essential element for nature in both organic and inorganic environments. It is present in more than 50 enzymes that catalyze very important red-ox reactions for the majority of the living organisms and for the entire biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen. Biocompatibility of this metal within various chemical combinations motivated the investigation of eventual useful biological properties. In this review article, molybdenum compounds are explored in order to highlight their applications in biology and medicine as promising antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral and antioxidant agents.

Keywords: molybdenum, biological properties, antitumor, antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant.