Anees A. Siddiqui

Benzimidazole clubbed with triazolo-thiadiazoles and triazolo-thiadiazines: New anticancer agents

Two series of Benzimidazole clubbed with triazolo-thiadiazoles (5a-q, 5r, 5s and 5x-a(1)) and triazolo-thiadiazines (5t-w) were synthesized with an aim to produce promising anticancer agents. In vitro anticancer activities of synthesized compounds were investigated at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) against NCI 60 cell line panel; results showed good to remarkable broad-spectrum anticancer activity. Among them, the compound 5h (NCS: 760452, 1-(1H-benzo [d] imidazol-2-yl)-3-(6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-3-yl) propan-1-one) exhibited significant growth inhibition with GI50 values ranging from 0.20 to 2.58 μM and found superior selectivity for the leukemia cell lines and further screened at 10-fold dilutions of five different concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 μM). The 5h may possibly be used as lead compound for developing new anticancer agents.

Synthesis, characterization and antihypertensive activity of pyridazinone derivatives

Some 6-(substituted-phenyl)-2-(substitutedmethyl)-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives were synthesized by reacting 6-substituted-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one with cyclic secondary amine under Mannich reaction conditions. The final compounds (15-70) were evaluated for antihypertensive activities by non-invasive method using Tail Cuff method. The compounds 16, 19, 24, 30, 39, 42 and 45 showed good antihypertensive activity.

Pharmacological properties of Datura stramonium L. as a potential medicinal tree: An overview

India has a great wealth of various naturally occurring plant drugs which have great potential pharmacological activities. Datura stramonium (D. stramonium) is one of the widely well known folklore medicinal herbs. The troublesome weed, D. stramonium is a plant with both poisonous and medicinal properties and has been proven to have great pharmacological potential with a great utility and usage in folklore medicine. D. stromonium has been scientifically proven to contain alkaloids, tannins, carbohydrates and proteins. This plant has contributed various pharmacological actions in the scientific field of Indian systems of medicines like analgesic and antiasthmatic activities. The present paper presents an exclusive review work on the ethnomedical, phytochemical, pharmacological activities of this plant.

Triazole incorporated pyridazinones as a new class of antihypertensive agents: Design, synthesis and in vivo screening

A number of 6-(substituted phenyl)-2-(4-substituted phenyl-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives were designed and synthesized by a sequence of reactions starting from respective aryl hydrocarbons. The final compounds (4a-4u) were evaluated for antihypertensive activities by non-invasive method using Tail Cuff method. The compounds 4e, 4i and 4k showed appreciable antihypertensive activity comparable with that of standard hydralazine and propranolol.

The effect of pyridazine compounds on the cardiovascular system

Many natural as well as synthetic heterocylic compounds are known to have different biological activities. The pyridazine moiety is an important structural feature of many biologically active compounds and show diverse pharmacological properties. Pyridazines hold considerable interest relative to the preparation of organic intermediates and physiologically active compounds. However, some compounds bearing pyridazinone rings have been reported to be effective in different cardiovascular diseases. On the basis of the reported literature, we study here on pyridazine compounds to their different biological activities on cardiovascular system. Pyridazinones further draw our focused attention because of their easy fictionalization at various ring positions, which makes them attractive synthetic compounds for designing and development of novel pyridazinone as cardiotonic agents in future.

Synthesis and evaluation of in vitro antiviral activity of novel phenoxy acetic acid derivatives

Several substituted phenoxy acetic acid derived pyrazolines were synthesized by the reaction between 2-{4-[3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-oxo-1-propenyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy} acetic acid and substituted acid hydrazides and were tested for their in vitro cytotoxicity and antiviral activity. None of the compounds showed any specific antiviral activity [50% antivirally effective concentration (EC50) ≥ 5-fold lower than minimum cytotoxic concentration]. The most cytotoxic of the series was 2-{4-[3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-(2-hydroxybenzoyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-5-pyrazolyl]-2-methoxyphenoxy}acetic acid (3j), with a minimum cytotoxic concentration of 0.16 μg/mL in human embryonic lung (HEL) cells.

Quantitative structure activity relationship analysis of angiotensin II AT1 receptor antagonists

The quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) models were developed using multiple linear regression (MLR) and partial least square (PLS) for a set of 85 AT1 receptor antagonists of hydantoin series. The MLR and PLS generated comparable models with good predictive ability and all the other statistical values, such as r, r2,

Design and synthesis of quinazoline-3,4-(4H)-diamine endowed with thiazoline moiety as new class for DPP-4 and DPPH inhibitor

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