A Review on Medicinally Important Heterocyclic Compounds

Tanzeela Qadir, Andleeb Amin, Praveen Kumar Sharma*, Ishtiaq Jeelani, Hitoshi Abe

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Heterocyclic compounds account for the most prominent and diverse class of organic compounds. A significant number of heterocyclic compounds have been synthesized up to this point. Heterocyclic compounds are rapidly increasing in number due to extensive synthetic research and also their synthetic utility. Such compounds have a wide range of uses in the field of medicinal chemistry. Dyestuff, sanitizers, corrosion inhibitors, antioxidants, and copolymer synthesis are additional well-known applications. There are always distinguishing characteristics of an efficient approach for producing newly discovered heterocyclic compounds and their moieties. According to prior research, more than 90% of medicines containing heterocyclic compounds have been developed after the obtainment of a thorough scientific grasp of the biological system. It was discovered in the neoteric developments of heterocyclic compounds that these play a vital role in curative chemistry, and exert anticancer, antiinflammatory, antifungal, antiallergic, antibacterial, anti-HIV, antiviral, anti-convulsant, and other biological activities. The present article provides detailed information regarding such heterocyclic compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere187410452202280
JournalOpen Medicinal Chemistry Journal
Volume16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Anti-Alzheimer’s
  • Anticancer
  • Antiinflammatory
  • Antiviral
  • Biological activity
  • Black fungus
  • Heterocyclic compounds
  • Medicinal chemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery

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