Silver(i) complexes containing antifungal azoles: significant improvement of the anti-Candida potential of the azole drug after its coordination to the silver(i) ion

Inspired by the emergence of resistance to currently available antifungal therapy and by the great potential of metal complexes for the treatment of various diseases, we synthesized three new silver(I) complexes containing clinically used antifungal azoles as ligands, [Ag(ecz)