Is bismuth(iii) able to inhibit the activity of urease? Puzzling results in the quest for soluble urease complexes for agrochemical and medicinal applications

Abstract

Novel Bi(iii) complexes with improved solubility have been prepared and characterized for agrochemical and medicinal applications; enzymatic tests have been conducted in vitro using C. ensiformis urease and in vivo using cultures of H. pylori.