Abstract
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most toxic category A biological warfare agents. There is no therapeutics available for BoNT intoxication yet, necessitating the development of a medical countermeasure against these neurotoxins. The discovery of small molecule-based drugs has revolutionized in the last two decades resulting in the identification of several small molecule inhibitors of BoNTs. However, none progressed to clinical trials. 8-Hydroxyquinolines scaffold-based molecules are important ‘privileged structures’ that can be exploited as inhibitors of a diverse range of targets. In this review, our study of recent reports suggests the development of 8-hydroxyquinoline derived molecules as a potential drug may be on the horizon.
Keywords: Botulinum Neurotoxins (BoNTs), 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ), Small Molecule Inhibitors (SMIs), SNARE proteins, DataWarrior, drug-likeness.
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