scholarly journals Triterpene sapogenins with oleanene skeleton: chemotypes and biological activities.

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamil Jatczak ◽  
Grzegorz Grynkiewicz

Critical survey of a selected class of pentacyclic triterpenes--the oleanane family, is presented based on current literature in order to underline their value for medicinal chemistry and drug development potential. Oleanenes may be considered as a renewable resource of valuable research materials which are structurally diverse, inherently biocompatible and have built-in affinity for many categories of functional proteins. Although availability of particular compounds from natural sources may be very low, synthetic methods elaborated by generations of chemists, secure a way to obtaining desirable structures from commercial starting materials.

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Secrieru ◽  
Paul Michael O’Neill ◽  
Maria Lurdes Santos Cristiano

Pyrazoles are known as versatile scaffolds in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry, often used as starting materials for the preparation of more complex heterocyclic systems with relevance in the pharmaceutical field. Pyrazoles are also interesting compounds from a structural viewpoint, mainly because they exhibit tautomerism. This phenomenon may influence their reactivity, with possible impact on the synthetic strategies where pyrazoles take part, as well as on the biological activities of targets bearing a pyrazole moiety, since a change in structure translates into changes in properties. Investigations of the structure of pyrazoles that unravel the tautomeric and conformational preferences are therefore of upmost relevance. 3(5)-Aminopyrazoles are largely explored as precursors in the synthesis of condensed heterocyclic systems, namely pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines. However, the information available in the literature concerning the structure and chemistry of 3(5)-aminopyrazoles is scarce and disperse. We provide a revision of data on the present subject, based on investigations using theoretical and experimental methods, together with the applications of the compounds in synthesis. It is expected that the combined information will contribute to a deeper understanding of structure/reactivity relationships in this class of heterocycles, with a positive impact in the design of synthetic methods, where they take part.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 1428-1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana da S.M. Forezi ◽  
Mariana F.C. Cardoso ◽  
Daniel T.G. Gonzaga ◽  
Fernando de C. da Silva ◽  
Vitor F. Ferreira

Heterocyclic rings having nitrogen atoms are the molecular fragments most used in drug design by using the tools of medicinal chemistry. The 1,2,4-triazole rings are part of an extensive family of drugs that are in use in the pharmaceutical market. More recently, 1,2,3-triazole rings have begun to arouse the great interest of scientists and therefore, many researches have been developed seeking the synthesis of new substances and their possible biological activities. A number of articles have been published by us and others highlighting the synthetic and biological aspects of 1,2,3-triazoles. The growth of new substances of this class was largely due to the simple and selective synthetic method of 1,2,3- triazole ring developed by Sharpless et al. However, some 1,2,3-triazole cannot be synthesized by this method. This review focuses on other synthetic methods that give access to other variations around the 1,2,3-triazole core. The systematic arrangement in this review explores the possibility of providing practical guidance to alternatives of this heterocycle. It has been divided into sections according to the types of starting materials and reactions.


Author(s):  
Adnan Cetin

: The heterocyclic compounds are the building blocks for synthesis of the different biological active compounds in the organic chemistry. Heterocyclic compounds have versatile synthetic applicability and biological activity. Pyrazole carboxylic acid derivatives are significant scaffold structures in heterocyclic compounds due to biologic activities such as antimicrobial, anticancer, inflammatory, antidepressant, antifungal anti-tubercular and antiviral etc. The aim of this mini-review is an overview synthesis of pyrazole carboxylic acid derivatives and their biologic applications. The summarized literature survey presents in detail biological activities of pyrazole carboxylic acid derivatives and their various synthetic methods. This mini-review can be guide to many scientists in medicinal chemistry.


Author(s):  
Mohammad Asif ◽  
Mohammad Imran

: Green synthesis of oxazine and thiazine derivatives have concerned a great impact of concern of medicinal researchers and provided a lead molecule for the design and development of various potential bioactive molecules. This review associated additional green synthetic information and it would extend a great deal of help to researchers in synthesizing the most productive, economical, and clinically important thiazine and oxazine derivatives which will be expected to show potent pharmacological activities. This has led to the discovery of various compounds that have diverse types of interesting biological activities. Propose of this article is to study the various synthetic methods of oxazine and thiazine derivatives by green chemistry methods and their biological activities. We expect that this article will be interesting for researchers concerned with oxazine and thiazine compounds.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Annunziata ◽  
Cecilia Pinna ◽  
Sabrina Dallavalle ◽  
Lucia Tamborini ◽  
Andrea Pinto

Privileged structures have been widely used as an effective template for the research and discovery of high value chemicals. Coumarin is a simple scaffold widespread in Nature and it can be found in a considerable number of plants as well as in some fungi and bacteria. In the last years, these natural compounds have been gaining an increasing attention from the scientific community for their wide range of biological activities, mainly due to their ability to interact with diverse enzymes and receptors in living organisms. In addition, coumarin nucleus has proved to be easily synthetized and decorated, giving the possibility of designing new coumarin-based compounds and investigating their potential in the treatment of various diseases. The versatility of coumarin scaffold finds applications not only in medicinal chemistry but also in the agrochemical field as well as in the cosmetic and fragrances industry. This review is intended to be a critical overview on coumarins, comprehensive of natural sources, metabolites, biological evaluations and synthetic approaches.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (20) ◽  
pp. 3386-3410
Author(s):  
Kartikey Singh ◽  
Rama Pati Tripathi

Macrocycles cover a small segment of molecules with a vast range of biological activity in the chemotherapeutic world. Primarily, the natural sources derived from macrocyclic drug candidates with a wide range of biological activities are known. Further evolutions of the medicinal chemistry towards macrocycle-based chemotherapeutics involve the functionalization of the natural product by hemisynthesis. More recently, macrocycles based on carbohydrates have evolved a considerable interest among the medicinal chemists worldwide. Carbohydrates provide an ideal scaffold to generate chiral macrocycles with well-defined pharmacophores in a decorated fashion to achieve the desired biological activity. We have given an overview on carbohydrate-derived macrocycle involving their synthesis in drug design and discovery and potential role in medicinal chemistry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (23) ◽  
pp. 4403-4434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susimaire Pedersoli Mantoani ◽  
Peterson de Andrade ◽  
Talita Perez Cantuaria Chierrito ◽  
Andreza Silva Figueredo ◽  
Ivone Carvalho

Neglected Diseases (NDs) affect million of people, especially the poorest population around the world. Several efforts to an effective treatment have proved insufficient at the moment. In this context, triazole derivatives have shown great relevance in medicinal chemistry due to a wide range of biological activities. This review aims to describe some of the most relevant and recent research focused on 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-triazolebased molecules targeting four expressive NDs: Chagas disease, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Leishmaniasis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (22) ◽  
pp. 2665-2693
Author(s):  
Dipayan Mondal ◽  
Pankaj Lal Kalar ◽  
Shivam Kori ◽  
Shovanlal Gayen ◽  
Kalpataru Das

Indole moiety is often found in different classes of pharmaceutically active molecules having various biological activities including anticancer, anti-viral, anti-psychotic, antihypertensive, anti-migraine, anti-arthritis and analgesic activities. Due to enormous applications of indole derivatives in pharmaceutical chemistry, a number of conventional synthetic methods as well as green methodology have been developed for their synthesis. Green methodology has many advantages including high yields, short reaction time, and inexpensive reagents, highly efficient and environmentally benign over conventional methods. Currently, the researchers in academia as well as in pharmaceutical industries have been developing various methods for the chemical synthesis of indole based compounds via green approaches to overcome the drawbacks of conventional methods. This review reflects the last ten years developments of the various greener methods for the synthesis of indole derivatives by using microwave, ionic liquids, water, ultrasound, nanocatalyst, green catalyst, multicomponent reaction and solvent-free reactions etc. (please see the scheme below). Furthermore, the applications of green chemistry towards developments of indole containing pharmaceuticals and their biological studies have been represented in this review.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 342-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana de Oliveira Carneiro Brum ◽  
Tanos Celmar Costa França ◽  
Steven R. LaPlante ◽  
José Daniel Figueroa Villar

Hydrazones and their derivatives are very important compounds in medicinal chemistry due to their reported biological activity for the treatment of several diseases, like Alzheimer’s, cancer, inflammation, and leishmaniasis. However, most of the investigations on hydrazones available in literature today are directed to the synthesis of these molecules with little discussion available on their biological activities. With the purpose of bringing lights into this issue, we performed a revision of the literature and wrote this review based on some of the most current research reports of hydrazones and derivatives, making it clear that the synthesis of these molecules can lead to new drug prototypes. Our goal is to encourage more studies focused on the synthesis and evaluation of new hydrazones, as a contribution to the development of potential new drugs for the treatment of various diseases.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramandeep Kaur ◽  
Yagyesh Kapoor ◽  
Sundeep K. Manjal ◽  
Ravindra K. Rawal ◽  
Kapil Kumar

The furo [2,3-b] indoline ring system is one of the most important structural units in various natural products. It has been known to have inherent biological activities and is utilized as a synthetic target for a number of natural compounds; therefore, this has contributed to a great demand for the growth of synthetic methods for this ring system. Most important compounds with furoindoline ring system are physovenine, madindoline A and B and makomotindoline etc. These compounds are well known to exhibit biological activity against different diseases such as glaucoma, cancer, cachexia, Castleman’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. The current article focuses on various synthetic approaches for furoindoline containing compounds and essential furoindoline moiety, such as oxindole-5-O-tetrahydropyranyl ether route etc., and various other diastereoand enantio- controlled approach in a very concise way.


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