Marine natural products

JW Blunt, BR Copp, RA Keyzers, MHG Munro… - Natural Product …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2013. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2014, 31, 160–258 This review covers the
literature published in 2013 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 982 citations (644 for …

Glioblastoma: current status, emerging targets, and recent advances

A Thakur, C Faujdar, R Sharma, S Sharma… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor characterized by a heterogeneous
population of genetically unstable and highly infiltrative cells that are resistant to …

Synthesis of biologically active molecules through multicomponent reactions

D Insuasty, J Castillo, D Becerra, H Rojas, R Abonia - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Focusing on the literature progress since 2002, the present review explores the highly
significant role that multicomponent reactions (MCRs) have played as a very important tool …

Recent advances in trimethoxyphenyl (TMP) based tubulin inhibitors targeting the colchicine binding site

L Li, S Jiang, X Li, Y Liu, J Su, J Chen - European journal of medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microtubules (composed of α-and β-tubulin heterodimers) play a pivotal role in mitosis and
cell division, and are regarded as an excellent target for chemotherapeutic agents to treat …

Photo-uncaging of a microtubule-targeted rigidin analogue in hypoxic cancer cells and in a xenograft mouse model

VHS van Rixel, V Ramu, AB Auyeung… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Marine alkaloid rigidins are cytotoxic compounds known to kill cancer cells at nanomolar
concentrations by targeting the microtubule network. Here, a rigidin analogue containing a …

Marine pyrrole alkaloids

K Seipp, L Geske, T Opatz - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen heterocycles are essential parts of the chemical machinery of life and often reveal
intriguing structures. They are not only widespread in terrestrial habitats but can also …

Synthetic entries to and biological activity of pyrrolopyrimidines

LM De Coen, TSA Heugebaert, D Garcia… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes recent literature (2000–2015) on the synthesis and pharmaceutical
properties of pyrrolopyrimidines. These modified pyrimidine bases, fused to a pyrrole ring …

Red‐Light Activation of a Microtubule Polymerization Inhibitor via Amide Functionalization of the Ruthenium Photocage

L Bretin, Y Husiev, V Ramu, L Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) is a promising cancer treatment modality that kills
cancer cells via photochemical uncaging of a cytotoxic drug. Most ruthenium‐based …

Anticancer properties of lamellarins

C Bailly - Marine Drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
In 1985 the first lamellarins were isolated from a small oceanic sea snail. Today, more than
50 lamellarins have been inventoried and numerous derivatives synthesized and tested as …

Pyrrolopyrimidines: An update on recent advancements in their medicinal attributes

S Pathania, RK Rawal - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Fused heterocycles are reported to demonstrate variety of biological activities such as
anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory, and are thus exhaustively utilized …