Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Marinescu
Summary: Antimicrobial resistance was a global public health priority even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Research is currently focused on finding new organic structures with antimicrobial and antiviral properties, with the Biginelli synthesis being intensively studied for its production of therapeutic compounds with a range of medicinal properties.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Omobolanle Janet Jesumoroti, Richard M. Beteck, Audrey Jordaan, Digby F. Warner, Lesetja J. Legoabe
Summary: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide. In this study, a library of 7H-Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives was synthesized to develop new anti-TB compounds. Sixteen compounds showed activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with the most potent derivative having a MIC90 value of 0.488 μM and no cytotoxicity. These findings suggest that these compounds have potential for further drug development and optimization.
MOLECULAR DIVERSITY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Giovanna Bosica, Fiona Cachia, Riccardo De Nittis, Nicole Mariotti
Summary: Multicomponent reactions offer economic and environmental advantages, with the Biginelli reaction being a significant method for synthesizing 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (DHPMs). In this study, silicotungstic acid supported on Ambelyst-15 was used as a catalyst for the Biginelli reaction under solventless conditions, resulting in improved reaction yields.
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Francisco Sanchez-Sancho, Marcos Escolano, Daniel Gavina, Aurelio G. Csaky, Maria Sanchez-Rosello, Santiago Diaz-Oltra, Carlos del Pozo
Summary: The interest in 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-(thio)ones is growing due to their biological relevance. The classical approach to reach these structures is the Biginelli reaction, but it has limitations in product diversity. In this manuscript, two main strategies to overcome these limitations are discussed: modification of the reaction components and postmodification of the products. The modification of the keto ester counterpart is the most popular approach, and the use of Biginelli adducts for further modification is also highlighted.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Nora Popovics-Toth, Adam Tajti, Evelyn Humpfner, Erika Balint
Summary: The synthesis of novel 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one-phosphonates was achieved through microwave-assisted Biginelli reaction, optimizing reaction parameters and demonstrating a wide scope of application. By-products of the synthesis were also identified, including a previously reported impossible reaction between aliphatic aldehydes, diethyl (2-oxopropyl)phosphonate, and urea.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Asmaa A. Mandour, Ibrahim F. Nassar, Mohammed T. Abdel Aal, Mahmoud A. E. Shahin, Wael A. El-Sayed, Maghawry Hegazy, Amr Mohamed Yehia, Ahmed Ismail, Mohamed Hagras, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Hanan M. Refaat, Nasser S. M. Ismail
Summary: A series of novel pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives were designed and synthesized as CDK2 inhibitors, showing promising anticancer activity against breast and colon cancer cells. Compound 15 exhibited the most significant inhibitory activity, causing alterations in cell cycle progression and apoptosis. Furthermore, compound 15 demonstrated low cytotoxicity in normal cells, indicating its potential therapeutic value.
JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mannar R. Maurya, Akhil Patter, Devesh Singh, Kaushik Ghosh
Summary: Diovandium(V) complex [(VO2)-O-V(sal-aebmz)] (1) immobilized on chloromethylated polystyrene (PS-Cl) has been used as catalyst in a single pot multicomponent Biginelli reaction, producing biologically active 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-one (DHPM) under solvent-free conditions with H2O2 as oxidant. The optimized reaction conditions yield ca. 95% DHPMs.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Parviz Movaheditabar, Mohammad Javaherian, Valiollah Nobakht
Summary: A new curcumin-based bidentate linker ligand, CurOAc, and its corresponding zinc-organic framework, Zn-CurOAc, were designed, synthesized and characterized. Zn-CurOAc showed excellent catalytic performance in the one-pot three-component Biginelli condensation reaction.
APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Mannar R. Maurya, Devesh Singh, Reshu Tomar, Puneet Gupta
Summary: In this study, a series of complexes with tricompartmental ligands were synthesized, and their catalytic mechanisms were explored using density functional theory calculations and spectroscopic studies. The results showed that these complexes can catalyze the synthesis of biologically active compounds under mild and solvent-free conditions, which is of great significance for pharmaceutical research.
INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mengting Zeng, Ying Xue, Yunan Qin, Fen Peng, Quan Li, Ming-Hua Zeng
Summary: This study investigated the low-cost CuBr-promoted domino Biginelli reaction under solvothermal conditions and successfully synthesized novel bridged polyheterocycles. The reaction mechanism was elucidated, and the antitumor activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated. The findings suggest that the synthesized polyheterocycles have potential medicinal value and provide fragmentation rules for rapid structural identification.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Rinkal B. Bhoraniya, Mahesh Koladiya, Shiv R. Desai, Sachin G. Modha
Summary: A Biginelli, hydrolysis and Ugi four-component reaction sequence was developed to synthesize novel dihydropyrimidinone (DHPM) bisamides. An unprecedented but moderate 1,6 asymmetric induction was observed for this compound class. A detailed study was carried out to investigate the effects of various substitutions on the diastereoselectivity. The results showed that steric congestion caused sluggish Mumm rearrangement, leading to the formation of side products by trapping the imidate intermediate with methanol.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Farzaneh Ghobakhloo, Davood Azarifar, Masoud Mohammadi, Masoumeh Ghaemi
Summary: An efficient method for the immobilization of bifunctional HEPES catalyst and its application in the synthesis of Biginelli-like compounds has been developed. The catalyst demonstrated high efficacy, reusability, and easy purification of the products, making it a promising option for the Biginelli reaction.
APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Namkyoung Kim, Chan-Jung Park, Younghoon Kim, SeongShick Ryu, Hanna Cho, Yunju Nam, Myeonggil Han, Jeon-Soo Shin, Taebo Sim
Summary: We designed and synthesized pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives as novel necroptosis inhibitors capable of suppressing the phosphorylation of MLKL. Our SAR studies revealed that compound 20 exhibited comparable inhibitory activity against RIPK3-mediated pMLKL in HT-29 cells relative to the selective inhibitor GSK872. Furthermore, 20 demonstrated selectivity towards RIPK3 over RIPK1 and inhibited necroptosis by impeding MLKL oligomerization.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Marina Massaro, Giampaolo Barone, Viviana Barra, Patrizia Cancemi, Aldo Di Leonardo, Giancarlo Grossi, Fabrizio Lo Celso, Silvia Schenone, Cesar Viseras Iborra, Serena Riela
Summary: The study reported a new example of nanocomposites based on HNTs/Si306 and HNTs/Si113 as anticancer agents and CDK inhibitors, and evaluated their inhibitory effects on different cancer cell lines as well as their impact on the cell cycle of HCT116 cells through experiments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Crystallography
Sang Loon Tan, Yee Seng Tan, Jia Hui Ng, Anton V. Dolzhenko, Edward R. T. Tiekink
Summary: Two monoclinic polymorphs of a bioactive pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivative, named α (from methanol) and β (from ethanol, n-propanol and iso-propanol), were isolated and characterized by X-ray crystallography and computational chemistry techniques. The different conformations observed in the crystals are due to the molecular packing, which is determined by geometry-optimization calculations. The β-form is found to be more stable by 11 kJ/mol based on lattice energy calculations.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nisheeth C. Desai, Amit R. Trivedi, Hardik C. Somani, Kandarp A. Bhatt
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, A. R. Trivedi, H. V. Vaghani, H. C. Somani, K. A. Bhatt
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, Hardik Somani, Amit Trivedi, Kandarp Bhatt, Laxman Nawale, Vijay M. Khedkar, Prakash C. Jha, Dhiman Sarkar
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, A. R. Trivedi, Vijay M. Khedkar
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, G. M. Kotadiya, A. R. Trivedi, V. M. Khedkar, P. C. Jha
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Nisheeth C. Desai, Ghanshyam M. Kotadiya, Amit R. Trivedi, Vijay M. Khedkar, Prakash C. Jha
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2016)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Nisheeth Desai, Amit Trivedi, Unnat Pandit, Amit Dodiya, V. Kameswara Rao, Priyanka Desai
MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
N. C. Desai, Amit Trivedi, Hardik Somani, Krunalsinh A. Jadeja, Darshita Vaja, Laxman Nawale, Vijay M. Khedkar, Dhiman Sarkar
SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, G. M. Kotadiya, A. R. Trivedi
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
N. C. Desai, Nayan Bhatt, Hardik Somani, Amit Trivedi
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Amit R. Trivedi, Jignesh M. Desai, Bipin H. Dholariya, Dipti K. Dodiya, Viresh H. Shah
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2012)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hardik B. Ghodasara, Amit R. Trivedi, Vipul B. Kataria, Bharat G. Patel, Viresh H. Shah
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
V. B. Kataria, M. J. Solanki, A. R. Trivedi, V. H. Shah
LETTERS IN DRUG DESIGN & DISCOVERY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Dipti K. Dodiya, Amit R. Trivedi, Vipul B. Kataria, Viresh H. Shah
CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2012)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Shibin Zhao, Julian Maceren, Mia Chung, Samantha Stone, Raphael Geiben, Melissa L. Boby, Bradley S. Sherborne, Derek S. Tan
Summary: Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health, with Gram-negative bacteria presenting unique challenges due to their low permeability and efflux pumps. Limited understanding of the chemical rules for overcoming these barriers hinders antibacterial drug discovery. Efforts to address this issue, such as screening compound libraries and using cheminformatic analysis, have led to the design of sulfamidoadenosines with diverse substituents, showing potential utility in accumulation in Escherichia coli.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Jichun Li, Qing Li, Shuai Xia, Jiahuang Tu, Longbo Zheng, Qian Wang, Shibo Jiang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study successfully developed a short peptide mimetic as a MERS-CoV fusion inhibitor by reproducing the key recognition features of the HR2 helix. The resulting 23-mer lipopeptide showed comparable inhibitory effect to the 36-mer HR2 peptide HR2P-M2. This has important implications for developing short peptide-based antiviral agents to treat MERS-CoV infection.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Krista Jaunsleine, Linda Supe, Jana Spura, Sten van Beek, Anna Sandstrom, Jessica Olsen, Carina Halleskog, Tore Bengtsson, Ilga Mutule, Benjamin Pelcman
Summary: Beta(2)-adrenergic receptor agonists can stimulate glucose uptake by skeletal muscle cells and are therefore potential treatments for type 2 diabetes. The chirality of compounds has a significant impact on the activity of these agonists. This study found that certain synthesized compounds showed higher glucose uptake activity. These findings provide important information for the design of novel beta(2)AR agonists for T2D treatment.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Xin Xu, Jia Chen, Guan Wang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiang Li, Xiaobo Zhou, Fengying Guo, Min Li
Summary: The study focuses on EZH2, a promising therapeutic target for various types of cancers. Researchers designed and synthesized a series of novel derivatives aiming to enhance the EZH2 inhibition activity. Among them, compound 28 displayed potent EZH2 inhibition activity and showed high anti-proliferative effects in lymphoma cell lines and xenograft mouse models. The study suggests that compound 28 has potential as a therapeutic candidate for EZH2-associated cancers.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Wei Zhang, Wei Liu, Ya-Dong Zhao, Li-Zi Xing, Ji Xu, Rui-Jun Li, Yun-Xiao Zhang
Summary: This study developed a series of aromatic amide derivatives based on Rhein and investigated their inhibitory activity against alpha-Syn aggregation. Two of these compounds showed promising potential in treating Parkinson's disease by stabilizing alpha-Syn's conformation and disassembling alpha-Syn oligomers and fibrils.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Mani Sharma, S. S. S. S. Sudha Ambadipudi, Neeraj Kumar Chouhan, V. Lakshma Nayak, Srihari Pabbaraja, Sai Balaji Andugulapati, Ramakrishna Sistla
Summary: Therapeutically active lipids in drug delivery systems can enhance the safety and efficacy of treatment. The liposome formulation created using synthesized biologically active lipids showed additive anti-cancer effects and reduced tumorigenic potential.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2024)