A method for inhibiting microbial growth comprises administering an effective amount of a silver complex of a N-heterocyclic amine. A method for treating cancer cells or a method for imaging one or more tissues of a patient includes administering an effective amount of a complex of a N-heterocyclic amine and a radioactive metal. N-heterocyclic carbenes of the present invention may be represented by formula (I) wherein Z is a heterocyclic group, and R
1
and R
2
are, independently or in combination, hydrogen or a C
1
-C
12
organic group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, heterocyclic, and alkoxy groups and substituted derivatives thereof.
一种抑制微
生物生长的方法包括给予一种N-杂环胺的
银络合物有效量。一种治疗癌细胞或成像患者的一个或多个组织的方法包括给予一种N-杂环胺和放射性
金属的络合物有效量。本发明的N-杂环卡宾可以用式(I)表示,其中Z是一个杂环基团,R1和R2独立或组合地是氢或C1-C12有机基团,所述有机基团选自烷基,环烷基,烯基,环烯基,炔基,芳基,芳基烷基,烷基芳基,杂环和其取代衍
生物。