Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 17, Issue 1, 2021

Background: Citral is one of the main components of lemongrass oil present at a concentration of 65-85% approximately and is generally separated by steam refining. It is an important component in the manufacturing of scents, citrus chemicals, cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical products. Objectives: This article aims at reviewing the published literature to highlight the metabolism, extraction strategies and therap Read More

Background: Benzazole and coumarin derivatives are one of the most privileged heterocyclic substructures in the medicinal chemistry with well-known biological features, which include a wide range of versatile biological activities as well as excellent spectroscopic characteristics thus offering their potential application in many research fields. Objective: The prepared iminocoumarins were synthesized to evaluate their antioxida Read More

Background: In the last years, many efforts have been made to find colchicine derivatives with reduced toxicity. Additionally, the deregulation of amino acid uptake by cancer cells provides an opportunity to improve anticancer drug effectiveness. Objective: To design new colchicine derivatives with reduced cytotoxicity and enhanced selectivity by means of introducing aminoacyl groups. Methods: 34 colchicine analogues bearin Read More

Background: In the therapy of cancer, several treatments have been designed using nanomaterials, among which gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been featured as a promising antitumoral agent. Our research group has developed the synthesis of gold nanoparticles L-AuNPs and D-AuNPs stabilized with zwitterions of imidazolium (L-1 and D-1) derived from L-methionine and D-methionine. Because the stabilizer agent is chir Read More

Purpose: Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) are a special class of organometallic complexes that have been reported to offer beneficial effects against different conditions including several subtypes of cancer. Especially for the aggressive and poorly treated triplenegative breast cancer (TNBC), early CORMs have been shown to diminish malignant angiogenesis and may be considered as an alternative appr Read More

Background: Life style and jobs in current situations have generated increased free radicals such as hydroxyl (OH•) and superoxide (O2•) radicals, thereby increasing stress in humans. Interest in search of antioxidants that trap these free radicals has increased to relieve stress. β-carotene (provitamin A), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), tocopherol or vitamin E, Trolox; butyl hydroxy toluene and phenolic compounds are the well-kn Read More

Background: Bacterial infections are considered as one of the major global health threats, so it is very essential to design and develop new antibacterial agents to overcome the drawbacks of existing antibacterial agents. Methods: The aim of this work is to synthesize a series of new fluoroquinolone-3-carboxamide amino acid conjugates by molecular hybridization. We utilized benzotriazole chemistry to synthesize the Read More

Background: The antimicrobial resistance due to biofilm formation among bacteria is a significant problem in the healthcare and food industries. Objective: The current study describes the synthesis of enrofloxacin derivatives 2-17, and the evaluation of their anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm activities. Methods: Compounds 2-17 were synthesized through the acylation of enrofloxacin with thionyl chloride, followed by reaction w Read More