Selenium-containing compounds have emerged as a potentially promising treatment for
viral infections and tumor development and dissemination. Selenium per se is often …

Acyclovir (ACV) is an effective and selective antiviral drug, and the study of its toxicology and
the use of appropriate detection techniques to control its toxicity at safe levels are extremely …

There is an urgent need to develop safer and more effective modalities for the treatment of a
wide range of pathologies due to the increasing rates of drug resistance, undesired side …

Selenium‐modified nucleosides are powerful tools to study the structure and function of
nucleic acids and their protein interactions. The widespread application of 2 …

The past two decades of this century have faced half a dozen pandemics caused by different
kinds of viruses, affecting millions of people globally. Among them three zoonotic viruses of …

Two pathways toward 6-selanyl-2-triazolylpurine derivatives were designed. The first
method involved the synthesis of 2-chloro-6-selanylpurine derivatives, further SNAr reaction …

After 1984, when ebselen was tested as a mimetic of the key antioxidant enzyme glutathione
peroxidase (GPx), a plethora of organoselenium compounds have been synthesized and …

Studies on an efficient and practical method for the selective synthesis of diorganyl
diselenides over diorganyl selenides are presented. Considering the discrepancies …

DNA is commonly known as the “molecule of life” because it holds the genetic instructions
for all living organisms on Earth. The utilization of modified nucleosides holds the potential …

Background: COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees, and there is an urgent need for
new strategies to identify molecules capable of fighting the pandemic. During the last few …