Chalcone derivatives: Role in anticancer therapy

Y Ouyang, J Li, X Chen, X Fu, S Sun, Q Wu - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chalcones (1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are precursors for flavonoids and isoflavonoids,
which are common simple chemical scaffolds found in many naturally occurring compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Dual role of indoles derived from intestinal microbiota on human health

X Ye, H Li, K Anjum, X Zhong, S Miao, G Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endogenous indole and its derivatives (indoles), considered as promising N-substituted
heterocyclic compounds, are tryptophan metabolites derived from intestinal microbiota and …

Transition-metal-catalyzed functionalization of alkynes with organoboron reagents: new trends, mechanistic insights, and applications

J Corpas, P Mauleon, RG Arrayás, JC Carretero - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalytic functionalization of alkynes with organoboron reagents provides a straightforward
access to stereochemically defined multisubstituted alkenes, which are structural motifs …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into gut-bacteria-derived indole and its derivatives in intestinal and liver diseases

X Li, B Zhang, Y Hu, Y Zhao - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The interaction between host and microorganism widely affects the immune and metabolic
status. Indole and its derivatives are metabolites produced by the metabolism of tryptophan …

Concept of hybrid drugs and recent advancements in anticancer hybrids

AK Singh, A Kumar, H Singh, P Sonawane, H Paliwal… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a complex disease, and its treatment is a big challenge, with variable efficacy of
conventional anticancer drugs. A two-drug cocktail hybrid approach is a potential strategy in …

Research progress of indole compounds with potential antidiabetic activity

Y Zhu, J Zhao, L Luo, Y Gao, H Bao, P Li… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
New types of antidiabetic agents are continually needed with diabetes becoming the
epidemic in the world. Indole alkaloids play an important role in natural products owing to …

Pyrazolone structural motif in medicinal chemistry: Retrospect and prospect

Z Zhao, X Dai, C Li, X Wang, J Tian, Y Feng… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pyrazolone structural motif is a critical element of drugs aimed at different biological end-
points. Medicinal chemistry researches have synthesized drug-like pyrazolone candidates …

[HTML][HTML] Target-based anticancer indole derivatives and insight into structure‒activity relationship: A mechanistic review update (2018–2021)

A Dhiman, R Sharma, RK Singh - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer, which is the uncontrolled growth of cells, is the second leading cause of death after
heart disease. Targeting drugs, especially to specific genes and proteins involved in growth …

Morpholine as ubiquitous pharmacophore in medicinal chemistry: Deep insight into the structure-activity relationship (SAR)

A Kumari, RK Singh - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Morpholine is a versatile moiety, a privileged pharmacophore and an outstanding
heterocyclic motif with wide ranges of pharmacological activities due to different …

FDA-approved pyrimidine-fused bicyclic heterocycles for cancer therapy: Synthesis and clinical application

S Wang, XH Yuan, SQ Wang, W Zhao, XB Chen… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considerable progress has been made in the development of anticancer agents over the
past few decades, and a lot of new anticancer agents from natural and synthetic sources …