Benzimidazole: A promising pharmacophore

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5077-5104

  Shah, Kamal ^a   Chhabra, Sumit ^a   Shrivastava, Sushant K ^b   Mishra, Pradeep ^a  

^a GLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antiparasitic; Benzimidazole; Pharmacological activity

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4 ANTAGONIST; CONGOCIDINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON CARCINOMA; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IC 50; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MELANOMA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PHARMACOPHORE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TUBERCULOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 84887432574     PISSN: 10542523     EISSN: 15548120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00044-013-0476-9     Document Type: Review

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