Abstract
Imidazoles, natural or synthetic constitute an important class of bioactive heterocycles which have been found more effective in the treatment of various infectious and life threatening diseases. They exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities such as anti-diabetic, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal etc. The purpose of this review is to provide an overall update of the imidazole containing natural products mainly possessing antifungal and antibacterial activities till 2014.
Keywords: Antibacterial agent, antifungal agent, imidazole, natural product.
The Natural Products Journal
Title:Imidazole Containing Natural Products as Antimicrobial Agents: A Review
Volume: 4 Issue: 2
Author(s): Girish K. Gupta, Vinod Kumar and Kamalneet Kaur
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Keywords: Antibacterial agent, antifungal agent, imidazole, natural product.
Abstract: Imidazoles, natural or synthetic constitute an important class of bioactive heterocycles which have been found more effective in the treatment of various infectious and life threatening diseases. They exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities such as anti-diabetic, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal etc. The purpose of this review is to provide an overall update of the imidazole containing natural products mainly possessing antifungal and antibacterial activities till 2014.
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Gupta K. Girish, Kumar Vinod and Kaur Kamalneet, Imidazole Containing Natural Products as Antimicrobial Agents: A Review, The Natural Products Journal 2014; 4 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/221031550402141009095725
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/221031550402141009095725 |
Print ISSN 2210-3155 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2210-3163 |
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