Challenges of antibacterial discovery

LL Silver - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The discovery of novel small-molecule antibacterial drugs has been stalled for many years.
The purpose of this review is to underscore and illustrate those scientific problems unique to …

Quinolone derivatives as antitubercular drugs

M Asif, AA Siddiqui, A Husain - Medicinal chemistry research, 2013 - Springer
New chemotherapeutic drugs are the need to improve tuberculosis (TB) control particularly
due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains and extensively drug-resistant strains of …

Isoniazid proliposome powders for inhalation—preparation, characterization and cell culture studies

W Rojanarat, N Changsan, E Tawithong… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
The aims of this study were to develop proliposome powders containing isoniazid (INH) in a
dry powder aerosol form. INH-proliposome powders were prepared by a spray drying …

New quinoline-thiolactone conjugates as potential antitubercular and antibacterial agents

S Faazil, MS Malik, SA Ahmed, QMS Jamal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis and bacterial infections are major challenges because of elevated infection
rates and drug resistance. New chemical agents need to be developed to address them …

A review of antimycobacterial drugs in development

M Asif - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The needs of newly developed antitubercular agents are required for the control of
tuberculosis in the present time. In the discovery of new antitubercular drugs, the emergence …

Synthesis and evaluation of antitubercular activity of fluorinated 5-aryl-4-(hetero) aryl substituted pyrimidines

EV Verbitskiy, SA Baskakova, MA Kravchenko… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Various 5-(fluoroaryl)-4-(hetero) aryl substituted pyrimidines have been synthesized
based on the Suzuki cross-coupling and nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydrogen …

A mini-review on pyridazine analogs: Chemical and pharmacological potentials

S Alghamdi, M Asif - Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
The pyridazinone derivatives have diverse biological potential and are easily synthesized.
Due to this, researchers and chemists have paid attention to the design and development of …

Chemical highlights supporting the role of lipid A in efficient biological adaptation of gram-negative bacteria to external stresses

A Troudi, JM Pagès, JM Brunel - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria provides an efficient barrier against
external noxious compounds such as antimicrobial agents. Associated with drug target …

An Overview of Various Rifampicin Analogs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their Drug Interactions

M Asif, NF Qusty, S Alghamdi - Medicinal Chemistry, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The success of the TB control program is hampered by the major issue of drug-resistant
tuberculosis (DR-TB). The situation has undoubtedly been made more difficult by the …

Study of clinically used and recently developed antimycobacterial agents

M Asif - Oriental pharmacy and experimental medicine, 2012 - Springer
Tuberculosis is one of most pervasive, respiratory transmitted diseases and has spread to
every corner of the globe. According World Health Organization report, as much as one-third …