Naslov
Primaquine derivatives: Modifications of the terminal amino group

Autori
Zorc, Branka ; Perković, Ivana ; Pavić, Kristina ; Rajić, Zrinka ; Beus, Maja

Izvornik
European journal of medicinal chemistry (0223-5234) 182 (2019); 111640, 19

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Primaquine derivatives ; Antiplasmodial activity ; Antiproliferative activity ; Antibacterial activity ; Antibiofilm ; Antioxidative activity

Sažetak
Numerous modifications of the well-known antimalarial drug primaquine, both at the quinoline ring and at the primary amino group, have been reported, mostly to obtain antimalarial agents with improved bioavailability, reduced toxicity and/or prolonged activity. Modifications of the terminal amino group were made with the main idea to prevent the metabolic pathway leading to inactive and toxic carboxyprimaquine (follow-on strategy), but also to get compounds with different activity (repurposing strategy). The modifications undertaken until 2009 were included in a review published in the same year. The present review covers various classes of primaquine N-derivatives with diverse biological profiles, prepared in the last decade by our research group as well as the others. We have summarized the synthetic procedures applied for their preparation and discussed the main biological results. Several hits for the development of novel antiplasmodial, anticancer, antimycobacterial and antibiofilm agents were identified.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Farmacija

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