Carboranes in drug discovery, chemical biology and molecular imaging

A Marfavi, P Kavianpour, LM Rendina - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
There exists a paucity of structural innovation and limited molecular diversity associated with
molecular frameworks in drug discovery and biomolecular imaging/chemical probe design …

The Rise of Boron-Containing Compounds: Advancements in Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, and Emerging Pharmacology

RJ Grams, WL Santos, IR Scorei, A Abad-García… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Boron-containing compounds (BCC) have emerged as important pharmacophores. To date,
five BCC drugs (including boronic acids and boroles) have been approved by the FDA for …

Triazole derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity

S Zhang, Z Xu, C Gao, QC Ren, L Chang, ZS Lv… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most widespread and leading deadliest diseases,
threats one-third of the world's population. Although numerous efforts have been undertaken …

[HTML][HTML] The boron advantage: the evolution and diversification of boron's applications in medicinal chemistry

K Messner, B Vuong, GK Tranmer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the history of boron's early use in drugs, and the history of the use of boron
functional groups in medicinal chemistry applications are discussed. This includes …

Boron cluster compounds as new chemical leads for antimicrobial therapy

K Fink, M Uchman - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Boron cluster compounds are inorganic compounds with chemical compositions and
structures vastly different from those of organic compounds, albeit with the ability to form a …

[HTML][HTML] Boron chemicals in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective

BC Das, NK Nandwana, S Das, V Nandwana… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A standard goal of medicinal chemists has been to discover efficient and potent drug
candidates with specific enzyme-inhibitor abilities. In this regard, boron-based bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral effect of nonfunctionalized gold nanoparticles against herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) and possible contribution of near-field interaction …

E Paradowska, M Studzińska, A Jabłońska, V Lozovski… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The antiviral activity of nonfunctionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) against herpes
simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) in vitro was revealed in this study. We found that AuNPs are …

[HTML][HTML] Physiologically active compounds based on membranotropic cage carriers–derivatives of adamantane and polyhedral boron clusters

VV Avdeeva, TM Garaev, EA Malinina… - Russian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Data on compounds based on cage structures―boron clusters (polyhedral boron hydrides,
carboranes, metallacarboranes) and compounds of the adamantane series, which possess …

Improved synthesis of icosahedral carboranes containing exopolyhedral BC and CC bonds

KP Anderson, HA Mills, C Mao, KO Kirlikovali, JC Axtell… - Tetrahedron, 2019 - Elsevier
Carboranes are boron-rich molecular clusters possessing electronic characteristics that
allow for orthogonal approaches to vertex-selective modifications. We report improved …

Icosahedral boron clusters as modifying entities for biomolecules

TM Goszczyński, K Fink, J Boratyński - Expert opinion on biological …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Icosahedral boron clusters have unique properties useful in medicinal
chemistry: rigidity, chemical stability, and three-dimensional aromaticity. Furthermore, these …