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Heterocyclic Compounds and their Biological Significance: A Review

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Heterocyclic compounds form a major class of organic compounds. An enormous number of heterocyclic compounds are known today and this number is increasing rapidly due to their synthetic utility. Heterocyclic compounds dominate the field of biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, dyestuff, agricultural sciences and are of increasing importance in many other areas including polymers, adhesives and molecular engineering. Heterocyclic compounds played a vital role in the metabolism of all living cells. This review article covers the most active heterocyclic compounds that have shown substantial biological actions as antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antidepressant, antiulcer, antihelmintic and anticancer activity.

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Heterocyclic derivatives have more interesting biological properties which hold a remarkable place in pharmaceutical industries due to their unique physiochemical properties and ease of adaption in various biological environments. Of many, the above-said derivatives have been recently examined for their promising action against a few malignancies. Specifically, anti-cancer research has benefited from these derivatives’ natural flexibility and dynamic core scaffold. In any case, concerning some other promising anti-cancer drugs, heterocyclic derivative doesn’t come without deficiencies. To be a successful drug candidate it should poses Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Eliminations (ADME) parameter, and must also have good binding interaction towards carrier protein as well as DNA and less in toxic nature, economically feasible. In this review, we described the overview of biologically important heterocyclic derivatives and their main application in medicine. Further, we focus types of biophysical techniques to understand the binding interaction mechanism.

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A Review of the Biological Activities of Heterocyclic Compounds Comprising Oxadiazole Moieties

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The oxadiazole core is considered a privileged moiety in many medicinal chemistry applications. The oxadiazole class includes 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 1,2,5-oxadiazole. Compounds bearing an oxadiazole ring show a wide range of biological activities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, and insecticidal properties. Among oxadiazoles, the 1,3,4-oxadiazole has been the most widely explored moiety in medicinal chemistry research. This review is primarily focused on the anticancer, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities of compounds containing 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,5-oxadiazole reported in the last five years.

Keywords: Anti-inflammatory; Antibacterial; Anticancer; Heterocyclic compounds; Oxadiazole; SAR.

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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief: Jia Zhou Chemical Biology Program Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston TX USA

ISSN (Print): 1568-0266 ISSN (Online): 1873-4294

A Review of the Biological Activities of Heterocyclic Compounds Comprising Oxadiazole Moieties

Volume 22, Issue 7, 2022

Published on: 02 March, 2022

Page: [578 - 599] Pages: 22

DOI: 10.2174/1568026622666220202123651

a review biological significances of heterocyclic compounds

The oxadiazole core is considered a privileged moiety in many medicinal chemistry applications. The oxadiazole class includes 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 1,2,5-oxadiazole. Compounds bearing an oxadiazole ring show a wide range of biological activities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, and insecticidal properties. Among oxadiazoles, the 1,3,4-oxadiazole has been the most widely explored moiety in medicinal chemistry research. This review is primarily focused on the anticancer, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities of compounds containing 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,5-oxadiazole reported in the last five years.

Keywords: Heterocyclic compounds , Oxadiazole , Anticancer , Antibacterial , Anti-inflammatory , SAR.

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a review biological significances of heterocyclic compounds

Title: A Review of the Biological Activities of Heterocyclic Compounds Comprising Oxadiazole Moieties

Volume: 22 Issue: 7

Author(s): Ban-Feng Ruan, Qing-Lei Guo, Qing-Shan Li, Lu-Zhi Li, Girdhar Singh Deora*Ben-Guo Zhou*

Abstract: The oxadiazole core is considered a privileged moiety in many medicinal chemistry applications. The oxadiazole class includes 1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, and 1,2,5-oxadiazole. Compounds bearing an oxadiazole ring show a wide range of biological activities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-malarial, and insecticidal properties. Among oxadiazoles, the 1,3,4-oxadiazole has been the most widely explored moiety in medicinal chemistry research. This review is primarily focused on the anticancer, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities of compounds containing 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,5-oxadiazole reported in the last five years.

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