Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 17, Issue 2, 2021

Background: Some species of Cordyceps sensu lato are famous Chinese herbs with significant biological activities, often used as edible food and traditional medicine in China. Cordyceps represents the largest entomopathogenic group of fungi, including 40 genera and 1339 species in three families and incertae sedis of Hypocreales. Objective: Most of the Cordyceps-derivatives have been approved clinically for the treatment Read More

Background: The use of medicinal agents to augment the fetal hemoglobin (HbF) accretion is an important approach for the treatment of sickle-cell anemia and β-thalassemia. HbF inducers have the potential to reduce the clinical symptoms and blood transfusion dependence in the patients of β- hemoglobinopathies. Objective: The current study was aimed to examine the erythroid induction potential of newly synthesized thiourea Read More

Background: Triterpenoids exhibit a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Objective: The objective of this study was to synthesize a series of nitrogen derivatives based on lupane, oleanane, and ursane triterpenoids with high antitubercular activity. Methods: Isonicotinoylhydrazones were prepared via the reaction of 3-oxotriterpenic acids or betulonic aldehyde with isoniazid (INH) in yields of 54-72%. N-Acylation of betuloni Read More

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection is accountable for most of the peptic ulcer and intestinal cancers. Due to the uprising resistance towards H. pylori infection through the present and common proton pump inhibitors regimens, the investigation of novel candidates is the inevitable issue. Medicinal plants have always been a source of lead compounds for drug discovery. The research of the related effective enzymes linked Read More

Background: Flavonoids are naturally occurring compounds with versatile healthpromoting effects against various diseases. Objective: This aim of this paper is to synthesize and evaluate the biological activity of novel flavone derivatives against cancer. Methods: A new series of 2-hydroxy-α,β-unsaturated ketones 2a-h, was synthesized via the reaction of N-substituted-indole-3-carboxaldehyde 1a-h with 2-hydroxy acetophenon Read More

Background: Hypertension, one of the most common cardiovascular diseases that can cause coronary disease, stroke, myocardial infarction, and sudden death, it is the major contributor to cardiac failure as well as renal insufficiency. Objectives: As there are many cardio-active pyridazinone-base derivatives in clinical use, therefore, we aimed to synthesize a new series of pyridazin-3-ones and evaluate their vasorelaxant activi Read More