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ReviewCurrent topics in medicinal chemistry2024

Unlocking the Pharmacological Potential of Benzimidazole Derivatives: A Pathway to Drug Development.

Jyoti Monga, Niladry S Ghosh, Isha Rani, Ranjit Singh, Geeta Deswal, Ashwani K Dhingra, Ajmer S Grewal

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Review in Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Targeting G6PD with Benzimidazole and Thiazole Derivatives SuppressesInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jyoti MongaAdarsh Vijendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4291-5650
Niladry S GhoshFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Assam down town University, Guwahati, Assam, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0099-5231
Isha RaniSpurthy College of Pharmacy, Marasur Gate, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Ranjit SinghAdarsh Vijendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Geeta DeswalGuru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
Ashwani K DhingraGuru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
Ajmer S GrewalGuru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterocyclic molecules have fascinated a massive interest in medicinal chemistry. They are heterocyclic compounds that have gained significance due to their diverse variety of pharmacological activities. Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic compound consisting of benzene and imidazole rings. The ease of synthesis and the structural versatility of benzimidazole make it a promising scaffold for drug development. Many biological actions of benzimidazole derivatives have been well documented, including antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antitubercular, and anthelmintic properties. The mechanism of action of benzimidazole derivatives varies with their chemical structure and target enzyme. This review has explored numerous methods for producing benzimidazole derivatives as well as a broad range of pharmacological activities. SAR investigations are also discussed in this review as they provide crucial details regarding the essential structural qualities that benzimidazole derivatives must have in order to be biologically active, which could aid in the rational design of new drug candidates. Benzimidazole scaffold is an exclusive structure in drug design and discovery. Many new pharmaceutical drugs containing benzimidazole are anticipated to be available within the next ten years as a result of the extensive therapeutic applications of benzimidazole and its derivatives. This review inspired many researchers to develop more biologically active compounds bearing benzimidazole, expanding the scope of finding a remedy for other diseases. From this study, we concluded that 2-substituted benzimidazole was considered more extensively by researchers.

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BenzimidazolesDrug DevelopmentAnimalsAnthelminticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntiviral AgentsHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAnthelminticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntiviral AgentsbenzimidazoleBenzimidazolesAnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryAnti-microbial.AntitumorAntiviralBenzimidazoleGreen chemistry

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PMID38311918

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