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Thiazole in the Targeted Anticancer Drug Discovery Publisher Pubmed



Ayati A1 ; Emami S2 ; Moghimi S1 ; Foroumadi A1, 3
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  1. 1. Drug Design and Development Research Center, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Future Medicinal Chemistry Published:2019


Abstract

Cancer is known as one of the main causes of death in the world; and many compounds have been synthesized to date with potential use in cancer therapy. Thiazole is a versatile heterocycle, found in the structure of many drugs in use as well as anticancer agents. This review provides an overview of recent advances in thiazole-bearing compounds as anticancer agents with particular emphasis on their mechanism of action in cancerous cells. Chemical designs, structure-activity relationships and relevant preclinical properties have been comprehensively described. © 2019 Newlands Press.