Title:Synthesis and Biological Activities of Oxadiazole Derivatives: A Review
VOLUME: 16 ISSUE: 10
Author(s):Ankur Vaidya, Shweta Jain, Priyanka Jain, Prachi Jain, Nidhi Tiwari, Roshni Jain, Rashi Jain, Abhishek K. Jain and Ram K. Agrawal
Affiliation:Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, 470003, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Keywords:Anti-bacterial, anticonvulsant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, oxadiazole.
Abstract:Recently, there has been wide interest in compounds containing the oxadiazole scaffold
because of their unique chemical structure and their broad spectrum of biological properties. This
review provides readers with an overview of the main synthetic methodologies for oxadiazoles and of
their broad spectrum of pharmacological activities such as, anti-microbial, anti-fungal activity, antiviral,
anti-tubercular, anti-inflammatory, anti-convulsant, anti-angiogenic, anti-proliferative, analgesic,
anti-oedema and in alzheimer activity, which were reported over the past years.
