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 …

Reductive aminations of carbonyl compounds with borohydride and borane reducing agents

EW Baxter, AB Reitz - Organic reactions, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Reductive amination is an important tool for synthetic organic chemists in the construction of
carbon‐nitrogen bonds. This reaction, also termed reductive alkylation, involves …

Adamantane derivatives as potential inhibitors of p37 major envelope protein and poxvirus reproduction. Design, synthesis and antiviral activity

VA Shiryaev, MY Skomorohov, MV Leonova… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, smallpox, caused by the variola virus belonging to the poxvirus family, has been
completely eradicated according to the WHO. However, other representatives of poxviruses …

A synthon approach to spiro compounds

R Pradhan, M Patra, AK Behera, BK Mishra, RK Behera - Tetrahedron, 2006 - Elsevier
In 1900, Bayer created the first spiran described as a bicyclic hydrocarbon connected by a
single carbon. The term spirocyclanes was used to describe the family of such hydocarbon …

Synthesis and anti-HIV studies of 2-adamantyl-substituted thiazolidin-4-ones

J Balzarini, B Orzeszko, JK Maurin… - European journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
A series of novel thiazolidin-4-ones bearing a lipophilic adamantyl substituent at position 2,
and versatile substituents on the nitrogen atom of the thiazolidine ring, were synthesized …

A new exploration toward adamantane derivatives as potential anti‐MDR agents: Design, synthesis, antimicrobial, and radiosterilization activity as potential …

A Ragab, MS Abusaif, DS Aboul‐Magd… - Drug Development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Developing novel antimicrobial agents has become a necessitate due to the increasing rate
of microbial resistance to antibiotics. All the newly adamantane derivatives were evaluated …

Spiro [pyrrolidine-2, 2′-adamantanes]: synthesis, anti-influenza virus activity and conformational properties

I Stylianakis, A Kolocouris, N Kolocouris, G Fytas… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2003 - Elsevier
Synthetic spiro [pyrrolidine-2, 2′-adamantanes] 2, 3, 11, 15, 12, 16, 18, 20 were evaluated
in vitro and found to be active anti-influenza virus A compounds; the effect of the position of …

How to overcome resistance of influenza A viruses against adamantane derivatives

C Scholtissek, G Quack, HD Klenk, RG Webster - Antiviral research, 1998 - Elsevier
We tested two approaches to overcoming resistance of influenza A viruses against
adamantane derivatives. First, adamantane derivatives that interfere with the ion channel …

Potential for the repurposing of adamantane antivirals for COVID-19

RF Butterworth - Drugs in R&D, 2021 - Springer
Several adamantanes have established actions against coronaviruses. Amantadine,
rimantadine, bananins and the structurally related memantine are effective against human …