Biguanides: Species with versatile therapeutic applications

D Kathuria, AD Raul, P Wanjari, PV Bharatam - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biguanides are compounds in which two guanidine moieties are fused to form a highly
conjugated system. Biguanides are highly basic and hence they are available as salts …

Recent developments in antimalarial drug discovery

T Umumararungu, JB Nkuranga, G Habarurema… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although malaria remains a big burden to many countries that it threatens their socio-
economic stability, particularly in the countries where malaria is endemic, there have been …

“What's in a structure?” The story of biguanides

D Kathuria, AA Bankar, PV Bharatam - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2018 - Elsevier
Biguanides are a very interesting class of molecules which have been extensively studied
for their medicinal applications. The structural and electronic structural aspects of …

Mechanistic studies on the drug metabolism and toxicity originating from cytochromes P450

CK Jaladanki, A Gahlawat, G Rathod… - Drug Metabolism …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cytochromes P450 are oxidizing enzymes; a few families of cytochromes P450 are
implicated in drug metabolism. These enzymatic reactions involve many processes …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-aminoquinoline-guanylthiourea derivatives as antimalarial agents

S Bhagat, M Arfeen, G Das, M Ramkumar, SI Khan… - Bioorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Guanylthiourea (GTU) has been identified as an important antifolate antimalarial
pharmacophore unit, whereas, 4-amino quinolones are already known for antimalarial …

Metabolic profiling of norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine

KR MacKenzie, M Zhao, M Barzi, J Wang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Atomoxetine (ATX), a selective and potent inhibitor of the presynaptic norepinephrine
transporter, is used mainly to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Although multiple …

Toxicity originating from thiophene containing drugs: exploring the mechanism using quantum chemical methods

CK Jaladanki, N Taxak, RA Varikoti… - Chemical research in …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Drug metabolism of thiophene containing substrates by cytochrome P450s (CYP450) leads
to toxic side effects, for example, nephrotoxicity (suprofen, ticlopidine), hepatotoxicity (tienilic …

Adverse neuropsychiatric effects of antimalarial drugs

B Grabias, S Kumar - Expert opinion on Drug safety, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antimalarial drugs are the primary weapon to treat parasite infection, save lives,
and curtail further transmission. Accumulating data have indicated that at least some …

Design, Synthesis, and Structural Analysis of Divalent NI Compounds and Identification of a New Electron‐Donating Ligand

PV Bharatam, M Arfeen, N Patel, P Jain… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The dative‐bond representation (L→ E) in compounds with main group elements (E) has
triggered extensive debate in the recent past. The scope and limits of this nonclassical …

Azine or hydrazone? The dilemma in amidinohydrazones

A Ramakrishnan, SS Chourasiya, PV Bharatam - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Azines belong to an important class of compounds that are found to have numerous
applications in medicinal chemistry. Hydrazones are related to azines and are more widely …