The lipophilic bullet hits the targets: medicinal chemistry of adamantane derivatives

L Wanka, K Iqbal, PR Schreiner - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
A simple, primary amine bearing a C10H15 alkyl residue was found to display potent anti-
Influenza A properties in 1964. 1 Soon thereafter, antiviral activity of this amine was found …

Antiviral agents active against influenza A viruses

E De Clercq - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2006 - nature.com
The recent outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, its expanding geographic
distribution and its ability to transfer to humans and cause severe infection have raised …

Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Alkylation of Cyclic Imine–BF3 Complexes: A Modular Route to Functionalized Azacycles

K Bhatt, A Adili, AH Tran, KM Elmallah… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Alkyl radicals generated via an acridine photocatalyzed decarboxylation reaction of
feedstock carboxylic acids engage with a range of cyclic imine–BF3 complexes to provide α …

Pharmacology and structure‐activity relationships of bioactive polycyclic cage compounds: a focus on pentacycloundecane derivatives

WJ Geldenhuys, SF Malan… - Medicinal research …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The chemistry of organic polycyclic cage compounds has intrigued medicinal chemists for
over 50 years, yet little is published about their pharmacological profiles. Polycyclic cage …

Synthesis and anti-viral activity of azolo-adamantanes against influenza A virus

VV Zarubaev, EL Golod, PM Anfimov, AA Shtro… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis of influenza is one of the most important directions of
health protection activity. Due to the high rate of drug-resistant strains of influenza virus …

Heterocyclic rimantadine analogues with antiviral activity

G Zoidis, C Fytas, I Papanastasiou, GB Foscolos… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
2-(1-Adamantyl)-2-methyl-pyrrolidines 3 and 4, 2-(1-adamantyl)-2-methyl-azetidines 5 and
6, and 2-(1-adamantyl)-2-methyl-aziridines 7 and 8 were synthesized and tested for their …

Discovery of spiro-piperidine inhibitors and their modulation of the dynamics of the M2 proton channel from influenza A virus

J Wang, SD Cady, V Balannik, LH Pinto… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Amantadine has been used for decades as an inhibitor of the influenza A virus M2 protein
(AM2) in the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza A infections, but its clinical use has been …

Design and synthesis of bioactive adamantane spiro heterocycles

N Kolocouris, G Zoidis, GB Foscolos, G Fytas… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Spiro [aziridine-2, 2′-adamantanes] 1 and 2, spiro [azetidine-2, 2′-adamantanes] 3 and 5,
spiro [azetidine-3, 2′-adamantane] 13, spiro [piperidine-4, 2′-adamantanes] 25 and 27 …

Characteristics of human infection with avian influenza viruses and development of new antiviral agents

Q Liu, D Liu, Z Yang - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2013 - nature.com
Since 1997, several epizootic avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have been transmitted to
humans, causing diseases and even deaths. The recent emergence of severe human …

Design, docking, synthesis, and characterization of novel N'(2-phenoxyacetyl) nicotinohydrazide and N'(2-phenoxyacetyl) isonicotinohydrazide derivatives as anti …

HM Pallavi, FH Al-Ostoot, HK Vivek… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inflammation is the complex biological response of vascular tissues, which is partly
determined by prostaglandins (PLA 2). The cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme exists in two …