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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Organoboron Compounds: Effective Antibacterial and Antiparasitic Agents.

Paolo Saul Coghi, Yinghuai Zhu, Hongming Xie, Narayan S Hosmane, Yingjun Zhang

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paolo Saul CoghiState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau 999078, China.
Yinghuai ZhuThe State Key Laboratory of Anti-Infective Drug Development (NO. 2015DQ780357), Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. Ltd., Dongguan 523871, China.
Hongming XieThe State Key Laboratory of Anti-Infective Drug Development (NO. 2015DQ780357), Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. Ltd., Dongguan 523871, China.
Narayan S HosmaneDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
Yingjun ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Anti-Infective Drug Development (NO. 2015DQ780357), Sunshine Lake Pharma Co. Ltd., Dongguan 523871, China.
Macau University of Science and Technology · MONorthern Illinois University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unique electron deficiency and coordination property of boron led to a wide range of applications in chemistry, energy research, materials science and the life sciences. The use of boron-containing compounds as pharmaceutical agents has a long history, and recent developments have produced encouraging strides. Boron agents have been used for both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In radiotherapy, boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) has been investigated to treat various types of tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) of brain, head and neck tumors, etc. Boron agents playing essential roles in such treatments and other well-established areas have been discussed elsewhere. Organoboron compounds used to treat various diseases besides tumor treatments through BNCT technology have also marked an important milestone. Following the clinical introduction of bortezomib as an anti-cancer agent, benzoxaborole drugs, tavaborole and crisaborole, have been approved for clinical use in the treatments of onychomycosis and atopic dermatitis. Some heterocyclic organoboron compounds represent potentially promising candidates for anti-infective drugs. This review highlights the clinical applications and perspectives of organoboron compounds with the natural boron atoms in disease treatments without neutron irradiation. The main topic focuses on the therapeutic applications of organoboron compounds in the diseases of tuberculosis and antifungal activity, malaria, neglected tropical diseases and cryptosporidiosis and toxoplasmosis.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntiparasitic AgentsBoronBoron Neutron Capture TherapyBortezomibBrain NeoplasmsCryptosporidiosisDermatitis, AtopicEczemaGlioblastomaHumansMalariaOnychomycosisToxoplasmosisTuberculosisAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntiparasitic AgentsBoronBortezomibanti-cancer druganti-malaria druganti-tuberculosiscrypto and toxoplasmosis treatmentneglected tropical diseaseorganoboron compound

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PMID34072937
PMCPMC8199504
OpenAlexW3165170252

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