Anti-Giardia Drug Discovery: Current Status and Gut Feelings

A Riches, CJS Hart, KR Trenholme… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Giardia parasites are ubiquitous protozoans of global importance that impact a wide range
of animals including humans. They are the most common enteric pathogen of cats and dogs …

Vaginosis: Advances in new therapeutic development and microbiome restoration

B Mohankumar, RK Shandil, S Narayanan… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vaginosis is a condition experienced by most women at least once in their lifetime. This
condition arises due to the imbalance in the microbiome of the vaginal ecosystem. Most of …

Metronidazole-conjugates: A comprehensive review of recent developments towards synthesis and medicinal perspective

OPS Patel, OJ Jesumoroti, LJ Legoabe… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitroimidazoles based compounds remain a hot topic of research in medicinal chemistry
due to their numerous biological activities. Moreover, many clinical candidates based on this …

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 1H-1, 2, 3-triazole and carboxylate analogues of metronidazole

SK Avula, SR Shah, K Al-Hosni… - Beilstein journal of …, 2021 - beilstein-journals.org
Herein, a series of novel 1H-1, 2, 3-triazole and carboxylate derivatives of metronidazole (5a–
i and 7a–e) were synthesized and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity in vitro. All the …

Improving the solubility, dissolution, and bioavailability of metronidazole via cocrystallization with ethyl gallate

J Li, X Hao, C Wang, H Liu, L Liu, X He, CC Sun - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metronidazole (MTZ) is an antibacterial drug widely used for the treatment of protozoan and
anaerobic infections in humans and animals. However, its low bioavailability necessitates …

Synthesis and in vitro antiprotozoal evaluation of novel metronidazole–Schiff base hybrids

RM Beteck, M Isaacs, LJ Legoabe… - Archiv der …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we report the synthesis of 21 novel small molecules inspired by metronidazole and
Schiff base compounds. The compounds were evaluated against Trichomonas vaginalis …

In vitro and in silico trichomonacidal activity of 2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl) quinoline analogs against Trichomonas vaginalis

MSD Alves, Â Sena-Lopes, RN Das Neves… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Trichomoniasis is a great public health burden worldwide and the increase in treatment
failures has led to a need for finding alternative molecules to treat this disease. In this study …

Exploring new 5‐Nitroimidazole Derivatives as Potent Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibitors

S Gursoy, D Satici, B Kuzu… - Chemistry & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Discovering new compounds capable of inhibiting physiologically and metabolically
significant drug targets or enzymes is of paramount importance in biological chemistry. With …

Privileged Small Molecules against Neglected Tropical Diseases: A perspective from Structure Activity Relationships

JA Shiran, B Kaboudin, N Panahi… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) comprise a diverse set of infections with predominant
incidence in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. In spite of preventive and …

Silver nanoparticles effect on drug release of metronidazole in natural rubber latex dressing

MCR Miranda, NC Sato, GSAP Brasil, RD Piazza… - Polymer Bulletin, 2021 - Springer
Natural rubber latex (NRL) from Hevea brasiliensis has shown great potential for dermal
applications due to its angiogenesis capacity and biocompatibility. Metronidazole (MET) is a …