M. Amélia Santos, Sílvia Chaves, “3-Hydroxypyridinone derivatives as metal  sequestering agents for therapeutic use”, Future Med. Chem., 2015, 7(3), 383-410.

Sérgio M. Marques, Claudia Abate, Sílvia Chaves, Fernanda Marques, Isabel R. Santos, Elisa Nuti, Armando Rossello, M. Amélia Santos, “New bifunctional metalloproteinase inhibitors: an integrated approach towards biological improvements and cancer therapy”, J. Inorg. Biochem., 2013, 127, 188-202

Sílvia Chaves, A. Capelo, L. Areias, S. Marques, L. Gano, M. Alexandra Esteves, M. Amélia Santos, “A novel tripodal tris-hydroxypyrimidinone sequestering agent for trivalent hard metal ions: synthesis, complexation and in vivo studies”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 6033-6045.

Ana C. Mendonça, André F. Martins, Andrea Melchior, Sérgio M. Marques, Sílvia Chaves, Sandrine Villette, Stéphane Petoud, Pier Luigi Zanonato, Marilena Tolazzi, Célia S. Bonnet, Éva Tóth, Plinio Di Bernardo, Carlos F.G.C. Geraldes, M. Amélia Santos, “New tris-3,4-HOPO lanthanide complexes as potential imaging probes: complex stability and magnetic properties”, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 6046-6057.

M. Amélia Santos, Sérgio M. Marques, Sílvia Chaves, „Hydroxypyridinones as „privileged” chelating structures for the design of medicinal drugs”, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2012, 256, 240-259.

M. Amélia Santos. M.A. Esteves, Sílvia Chaves, „Hydroxypyri(mi)dine-based chelators as antidotes of toxicity due to Aluminum and Actinides”, Curr. Med. Chem. 2012, 19, 2773-2793.

Sílvia Chaves, Sónia Canário, Marta Carrasco, Lurdes Mira, M. Amélia Santos, “Hydroxy(thio)pyrone and hydroxy(thio)pyridinone iron chelators:  physico-chemical properties and anti-oxidant activity”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2012, 114, 38-46.

Sílvia Chaves, Ana C. Mendonça, Sérgio M. Marques, Maria I.M. Prata, Ana C. Santos, André F. Martins, Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes, M. Amélia Santos, “A Gallium Complex with a New Tripodal Tris-Hydroxypyridinone for Potential Nuclear Diagnostic Imaging: Solution and in vivo Studies of 67Ga –Labeled Species”, J. Inorg. Biochem., 2011, 105, 31-38.

Sílvia Chaves, Ratomir Jelic, Catarina Mendonça, Marta Carrasco, Yutaka Yoshikawa, Hiromu Sakurai, M. Amélia Santos, “Complexes of hydroxy(thio)pyrone and hydroxy(thio)pyridinone with Zn(II) and Mo(VI). Thermodinamic stability and insulin-mimetic activity”, Metallomics, 2010, 2, 220-227.

Sílvia Chaves, Sérgio Marques, André M.F. Matos, Andreia Nunes, Lurdes Gano, Tiziano Tuccinardo, Adriano Martinelli, M. Amélia Santos, “New Tris(Hydroxypyridinones) as Iron and Aluminum Sequestering Agents: Synthesis, Complexation and in vivo Studies”, Chem. Eur. J., 2010, 16, 10535-10545.

Sílvia Chaves, Paul I. Dron, Florina A. Danalache, Diana Sacoto, Lurdes Gano, M. Amélia Santos, “Combined chelation based on glycosyl-mono- and bis-hydroxypyridinones for aluminium mobilization. Solution and biodistribution studies.”, J. Inorg. Biochem., 2009, 103, 1521-1529.


Sílvia Chaves, Marco Gil, Sónia Canário, Ratomir Jelic, Maria João Romão, José Trincão, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Joana Sousa, Carmen Diniz, Paula Fresco, M. Amélia Santos, “Biologically Relevant O,S-Donor Compounds. Synthesis, Molybdenum Complexation and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition”, Dalton Trans. 2008, 1773-1782
Sílvia Chaves, Sérgio M. Marques, Anabela Cachudo, M. Alexandra Esteves, M. Amélia Santos, “Zinc(II) complexation behaviour of sulfonamide-based enzyme inhibitors”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2006, 3853-3860. 
M. Alexandra Esteves, Anabela Cachudo, Sílvia Chaves, M. Amélia Santos, “New Silica-immobilized Hydroxypyrimidinone as Sorbent of Hard Metal Ions from Aqueous Fluids”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2005, 99, 1762-1768.
M. Amélia Santos, Marco Gil, Lurdes Gano and Sílvia Chaves, “Bifunctional 3-Hydroxy-4-Pyridinone Derivatives as Potential Pharmaceuticals. Synthesis, Complexation with Fe(III), Al(III) and Ga(III) and in vivo Evaluation with 67Ga”, J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 10, 564-580. 
M. Alexandra Esteves, Anabela Cachudo, Sílvia Chaves, M. Amélia Santos, “Synthesis and metal-complexation properties of a new hydroxypyrimidinone functionalised sepharose”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 597-605.
Sílvia Chaves, Marco Gil, Sérgio Marques, Lurdes Gano, M. Amélia Santos, “Alkylaryl-amino derivatives of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridinones as aluminium chelating agents with potential clinical application”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2003, 94, 161-172. 
Sílvia Chaves, Sérgio Marques, M. Amélia Santos, “Iminodiacetyl-hydroxamate derivatives as metaloproteinase inhibitors. Equilibrium complexation studies with Cu(II), Zn(II) and Ni(II)”, J. Inorg. Biochem. 2003, 97, 345-353. 
Françoise Arnaud-Neu, Rita Delgado, Sílvia Chaves, “Critical Evaluation of Stability Constants and Thermodynamic Functions of Metal Complexes of Crown-Ethers”, Pure Appl. Chem. 2003, 75(1), 71-102. 
Sílvia Chaves, Ana Cerva, Rita Delgado, "Tris(carboxymethyl)oxatriaza-macrocycles and their metal complexes", J.Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans. 1997, 4181. 
Rita Delgado, J.J.R. Fraústo da Silva, M.T.S. Amorim, M.F. Cabral, Sílvia Chaves, Judite Costa, "Dissociation Constants of Bronsted Acids in D2O and H2O: Studies on Polyaza and Polyoxa-Polyaza Macrocycles and a general correlation", Analytica Chimica Acta 1991, 245, 271.