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Current Organic Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1385-2728
ISSN (Online): 1875-5348

Review Article

Anti-cancer Nitrogen-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds

Author(s): Zahra Hosseinzadeh, Ali Ramazani* and Nima Razzaghi-Asl

Volume 22, Issue 23, 2018

Page: [2256 - 2279] Pages: 24

DOI: 10.2174/1385272822666181008142138

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Abstract

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Mutation of the cell regulates genes and protein causing cancer. Surgery, radiotherapy, and the use of anticancer agents are the current therapy of cancer despite their side effects. The general area of research relates to heterocyclic chemistry. The purpose of the article is to review the most recent advances in nitrogen-containing heterocyclics as possible chemotherapy agents for cancer. More than 90% of the novel drugs bear heterocyclics and among them, nitrogencontaining heterocyclic compounds show superior pharmaceutical effect than non-nitrogen compounds. Nitrogen-containing compounds, the heart of drug discovery, present a significant and valuable group of molecules that play a chief and vital role in the metabolism of living cells.

Keywords: Anticancer, heterocyclic, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic, natural nitrogen-containing heterocyclic, synthetic nitrogencontaining heterocyclic, chemotherapy agents.

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