RSC Medicinal Chemistry

Papers
(The TQCC of RSC Medicinal Chemistry is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Covalent cannabinoid receptor ligands – structural insight and selectivity challenges103
Exploring the potential of tamoxifen-based copper(ii) dichloride in breast cancer therapy63
Recent advances of phenotypic screening strategies in the application of anti-influenza virus drug discovery59
N-Arylsulfonamide-based adenosine analogues to target RNA cap N7-methyltransferase nsp14 of SARS-CoV-255
Development of sulfonyl fluoride chemical probes to advance the discovery of cereblon modulators51
Cytotoxicity of phosphoramidate, bis-amidate and cycloSal prodrug metabolites against tumour and normal cells48
Expanding the chemical space of ester of quinoxaline-7-carboxylate 1,4-di-N-oxide derivatives as potential antitubercular agents44
Integrating computational and experimental chemical biology revealed variable anticancer activities of phosphodiesterase isoenzyme 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) in lung cancer43
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel D-ring fused steroidal N(2)-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles42
New azole derivatives linked to indole/indoline moieties combined with FLC against drug-resistant Candida albicans34
Structure–activity relationship study of PROTACs against hematopoietic prostaglandin D2 synthase34
Unveiling sultam in drug discovery: spotlight on the underexplored scaffold33
Metabolic labelling of cancer cells with glycodendrimers stimulate immune-mediated cytotoxicity33
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Thiazole orange-carboplatin triplex-forming oligonucleotide (TFO) combination probes enhance targeted DNA crosslinking24
Effect of mono-guanidine-like derivatives on platelet aggregation and tumour cell induced platelet aggregation23
Biocompatible glycolipid derived from bhilawanol as an antibiofilm agent and a promising platform for drug delivery23
4-Trifluoromethyl bithiazoles as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents for virus-related bacterial infections or co-infections23
Unusual Ni⋯Ni interaction in Ni(ii) complexes as potential inhibitors for the development of new anti-SARS-CoV-2 Omicron drugs22
Design, synthesis, in vitro and in silico evaluation of indole-based tetrazole derivatives as putative anti-breast cancer agents22
Identification of the first structurally validated covalent ligands of the small GTPase RAB27A21
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Research progress of anticancer drugs targeting CDK1220
Sirtuin 1-activating derivatives belonging to the anilinopyridine class displaying in vivo cardioprotective activities19
Trifluoroacetic acid-mediated synthesis of xanthene constructs and their extensive anti-tuberculosis evaluation19
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of rhein–piperazine–furanone hybrids as potential anticancer agents18
Tackling antimicrobial stewardship through synergy and antimicrobial peptides18
Light-activatable photochemically targeting chimeras (PHOTACs) enable the optical control of targeted protein degradation of HDAC618
Natural product-inspired [3 + 2] cycloaddition-based spirooxindoles as dual anticancer agents: synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation by in vitro and in silico methods18
Recent advances from computer-aided drug design to artificial intelligence drug design17
Simple accessible clemastine fumarate analogues as effective antileishmanials17
A story of peptides, lipophilicity and chromatography – back and forth in time17
Importance of photophosphatidylserine and Tim-3 in photoimmunotherapy17
Pretargeted imaging beyond the blood–brain barrier17
A ‘click’ chemistry approach to novel entinostat (MS-275) based class I histone deacetylase proteolysis targeting chimeras16
Cornulacin: a new isoflavone fromCornulaca monacanthaand its isolation, structure elucidation and cytotoxicity through EGFR-mediated apoptosis16
Diversely functionalized isoquinolines and their core-embedded heterocyclic frameworks: a privileged scaffold for medicinal chemistry16
It's ok to be outnumbered – sub-stoichiometric modulation of homomeric protein complexes16
Design and development of sulfenylated 5-aminopyrazoles as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase: exploring the implication for Aβ1–42 aggregation inhibition in Alzhe16
Discovery of dibenzylbutane lignan LCA derivatives as potent anti-inflammatory agents16
Prodrugs and their activation mechanisms for brain drug delivery15
The physics-AI dialogue in drug design15
Unravelling the potency of the 4-oxo-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile scaffold with S-arylamide hybrids as PIM-1 kinase inhibitors: synthesis, biological activity and in 15
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Evolution of 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)indoline-2-one as a scaffold for potent and selective anticancer activity15
Exploration of cytotoxic potential and tubulin polymerization inhibition activity of cis-stilbene-1,2,3-triazole congeners15
Recent insights of PROTAC developments in inflammation-mediated and autoimmune targets: a critical review14
Design, quality and validation of the EU-OPENSCREEN fragment library poised to a high-throughput screening collection14
Radiosynthesis of [18F]brequinar for in vivo PET imaging of hDHODH for potential studies of acute myeloid leukemia and cancers14
Geometric deep learning-guided Suzuki reaction conditions assessment for applications in medicinal chemistry13
The allure of targets for novel drugs13
Discovery of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine-containing TAK1 kinase inhibitors with excellent activities against multiple myeloma13
An allosteric inhibitor targeting the STAT3 coiled-coil domain selectively suppresses proliferation of breast cancer13
Development of Hsp90 C-terminal inhibitors with noviomimetics that manifest anti-proliferative activities13
Rutaecarpine derivatives synthesized via skeletal reorganization alleviate inflammation-associated oxidative damage by inhibiting the MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway13
Design, Synthesis and Anti-proliferative Activity of 3-Aryl-Evodiamines13
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Hinokitiol potentiates antimicrobial activity of bismuth drugs: a combination therapy for overcoming antimicrobial resistance13
Druggable targets for the immunopathy of Alzheimer's disease13
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Correction: Design and synthesis of eugenol/isoeugenol glycoconjugates and other analogues as antifungal agents against Aspergillus fumigatus12
The importance of tyrosines in multimers of cyclic RGD nonapeptides: towards αvβ6-integrin targeted radiotherapeutics12
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Minimising the payload solvent exposed hydrophobic surface area optimises the antibody-drug conjugate properties11
Can large language models predict antimicrobial peptide activity and toxicity?11
Enhanced inhibitory activity of compounds containing purine scaffolds compared to protein kinase CK2α considering crystalline water11
Recent advancements in the development of next-generation dual-targeting antibacterial agents11
SETDB1 as a cancer target: challenges and perspectives in drug design11
On-resin synthesis of Lanreotide epimers and studies of their structure–activity relationships11
Synthesis of novel rapanone derivatives via organocatalytic reductive C-alkylation: biological evaluation of antioxidant properties, in vivo zebrafish embryo toxicity, and docking studie11
NMR 1H,19F-based screening of the four stem-looped structure 5_SL1–SL4 located in the 5′-untranslated region of SARS-CoV 2 RNA11
Inhibition of transcription and antiproliferative effects in a cancer cell line using antigene oligonucleotides containing artificial nucleoside analogues11
Novel rhodanine–thiazole hybrids as potential antidiabetic agents: a structure-based drug design approach10
Stachydrine, a pyrrole alkaloid with promising therapeutic potential against metabolic syndrome and associated organ dysfunction10
Insights into the modular design of kinase inhibitors and application to Abl and Axl10
Recent advancements in the therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease treatment: current and future perspective10
Design, synthesis and evaluation of 2-phenylpyrimidine derivatives as novel antifungal agents targeting CYP5110
Stereochemical optimization of N,2-substituted cycloalkylamines as norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors10
Discovery of a nasal spray steroid, tixocortol, as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease and viral replication10
Scaffold hopping from indoles to indazoles yields dual MCL-1/BCL-2 inhibitors from MCL-1 selective leads10
Exploration of piperidine 3D fragment chemical space: synthesis and 3D shape analysis of fragments derived from 20 regio- and diastereoisomers of methyl substituted pipecolinates10
Pyridazinone-based derivatives as anticancer agents endowed with anti-microbial activity: molecular design, synthesis, and biological investigation10
NIR-II imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma based on a humanized anti-GPC3 antibody10
Synthesis, biological evaluation and computational studies of pyrazole derivatives as Mycobacterium tuberculosis CYP121A1 inhibitors10
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Anticancer potential of copper(i) complexes based on isopropyl ester derivatives of bis(pyrazol-1-yl)acetate ligands9
Evaluation of ketoclomazone and its analogues as inhibitors of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthases and other thiamine diphosphate (ThDP)-dependent enzymes9
Mycobacterium tuberculosis CitA activity is modulated by cysteine oxidation and pyruvate binding9
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel thiazole derivatives as PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitors9
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Development of di-arylated 1,2,4-triazole-based derivatives as therapeutic agents against breast cancer: synthesis and biological evaluation9
Identification of novel phenylalanine derivatives bearing a hydroxamic acid moiety as potent quorum sensing inhibitors9
“Seasoning” antimalarial drugs' action: chloroquine bile salts as novel triple-stage antiplasmodial hits9
Site-specific molecular glues for the 14-3-3/Tau pS214 protein–protein interaction via reversible covalent imine tethering9
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Adjuvant strategies to tackle mcr-mediated polymyxin resistance9
Design and evaluation of poly-nitrogenous adjuvants capable of potentiating antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteria9
Progress in the discovery and development of small molecule methuosis inducers9
Target 2035 – update on the quest for a probe for every protein9
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Quinazolinone-1,2,3-triazole-acetamide conjugates as potent α-glucosidase inhibitors: synthesis, enzyme inhibition, kinetic analysis, and molecular docking study8
Technical, preclinical, and clinical developments of Fc-glycan-specific antibody–drug conjugates8
Discovery of 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]quinolin-1-one derivatives as possible antileishmanial agents8
Design and synthesis of novel cathepsin C inhibitors with anti-inflammatory activity8
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Novel tetrahydropyrimidinyl-substituted benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles: synthesis, antibacterial activity, DNA interactions and ADME profiling8
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Semisynthetic blasticidin S ester derivatives show enhanced antibiotic activity8
Ribosome-targeting antibiotics and resistance via ribosomal RNA methylation8
SLL-1A-16 suppresses proliferation and induces autophagy in non-small-cell lung cancer cells via the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway8
Research progress of metal–organic framework nanozymes in bacterial sensing, detection, and treatment8
Rational design and in vitro testing of new urease inhibitors to prevent urinary catheter blockage8
Distinctive roles of aquaporins and novel therapeutic opportunities against cancer8
Development of trisubstituted thiophene-3-arboxamide selenide derivatives as novel EGFR kinase inhibitors with cytotoxic activity7
Insights into the recent progress in the medicinal chemistry of pyranopyrimidine analogs7
The synthesis and bioactivities of ROCK2 inhibitors with 1,2-dithiolan-3-yl motif7
Molecular understanding of the therapeutic potential of melanin inhibiting natural products7
Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of 1,3-diaryl substituted pyrazole based (thio)urea derivatives as potent antimicrobial agents against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 7
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors through deep reinforcement learning for de novo drug design and computational chemistry approaches7
AlbiCDN: albumin-binding amphiphilic STING agonists augment the immune activity for cancer immunotherapy7
Design and synthesis of cyclic lipidated peptides derived from the C-terminus of Cx43 for hemichannel inhibition and cardiac endothelium targeting7
Integrating a quinone substructure into histone deacetylase inhibitors to cope with Alzheimer's disease and cancer7
Inhibition of DXR in the MEP pathway with lipophilic N-alkoxyaryl FR900098 analogs7
Thiazolidine-2,4-dione hybrids as dual alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitors: design, synthesis, in vitro and in vivo anti-diabetic evaluation7
Inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase function and protein–protein interactions: a promising approach for next-generation antibacterial therapeutics7
Guggulsterone – a potent bioactive phytosteroid: synthesis, structural modification, and its improved bioactivities7
Synthesis and Antiplasmodial Activity of 6H,13H-Pyrazino[1,2-a;4,5-a′]diindole Analogues Substituted with Basic Side Chains7
Recent developments in membrane targeting antifungal agents to mitigate antifungal resistance7
Complexity of αvβ6-integrin targeting RGD peptide trimers: emergence of non-specific binding by synergistic interaction7
Development of thiazole-appended novel hydrazones as a new class of α-amylase inhibitors with anticancer assets: anin silicoandin vitroapproach7
Introduction to the themed collection in honour of Professor Christian Leumann7
Correction: Minimising the payload solvent exposed hydrophobic surface area optimises the antibody–drug conjugate properties6
Polysucrose hydrogel loaded with natural molecules/extracts for multiphase-directed sustainable wound healing6
Stereoselective synthesis and antiproliferative activity of allo-gibberic acid-based 1,3-aminoalcohol regioisomers6
Applications of supramolecular assemblies in drug delivery and photodynamic therapy6
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Discovery of FtsZ inhibitors by virtual screening as antibacterial agents and study of the inhibition mechanism6
Design, synthesis, molecular docking and anti-proliferative activity of novel phenothiazine containing imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives against MARK4 protein6
Novel pirfenidone derivatives: synthesis and biological evaluation6
Synthesis of full-length homodimer αD-VxXXB that targets human α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors6
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Synthesis and structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies of 1,2,3-triazole, amide, and ester-based benzothiazole derivatives as potential molecular probes for tau protein6
Development, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling of novel isocytosine and guanidine derivatives as BACE1 inhibitors using a fragment growing strategy6
Copper selective 8-aminoquinoline based tetradentate chelators as anticancer agents6
Expanding the chemical space for antiviral discovery: the potential of twistenediones6
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis mycothiol S-transferase is divalent metal-dependent for mycothiol binding and transfer6
QSAR, structure-based pharmacophore modelling and biological evaluation of novel platelet ADP receptor (P2Y12) antagonist6
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Introduction to the themed collection on ‘Targeting RNA with small molecules’6
Preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection using Fv-antibodies targeting the proprotein convertase (PPC) cleavage site6
Expanding the structure–activity relationships of alkynyl diphenylurea scaffold as promising antibacterial agents6
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of light-driven on–off multitarget AChE and MAO-B inhibitors6
Live cell screening to identify RNA-binding small molecule inhibitors of the pre-let-7–Lin28 RNA–protein interaction6
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of new arjunolic acid derivatives as anticancer agents6
From traditional medicine to nanomedicine: potential of Ginkgo biloba extracts in treating inflammatory skin diseases5
Discovery and computational studies of piperidine/piperazine-based compounds endowed with sigma receptor affinity5
The era of high-quality chemical probes5
Design, synthesis, inhibitory activity, and molecular simulations study for d-glucose-conjugated thioureas containing pyrimidine ring as multitarget inhibitors against α-amylase, α-glucosid5
Near-infrared photochemical internalization: design of a distorted zinc phthalocyanine for efficient intracellular delivery of immunotoxins5
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Designed hybrid anticancer nuclear-localized peptide inhibits aggressive cancer cell proliferation5
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of benzhydrylpiperazine-based novel dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitors with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity5
Targeting host integrated stress response: lead discovery of flavonoid compounds active against coronaviruses PEDV and PDCoV5
Novel benzimidazole-based pseudo-irreversible butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors with neuroprotective activity in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model5
Enhanced skin penetration of curcumin by a nanoemulsion-embedded oligopeptide hydrogel for psoriasis topical therapy5
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Phenylthiazoles with potent & optimum selectivity toward Clostridium difficile5
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Mannich reaction mediated derivatization of chromones and their biological evaluations as putative multipotent ligands for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease5
Synthetic 18F labeled biomolecules that are selective and promising for PET imaging: major advances and applications5
Semisynthetic polymyxins with potent antibacterial activity and reduced kidney cell toxicity5
Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluations of new cyclotriphosphazenes as safe drug candidates5
Discovery of benzoheterocyclic-substituted amide derivatives as apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) inhibitors5
Ruthenium(ii)–arene complexes as anti-metastatic agents, and related techniques5
Design and synthesis of coumarin-based amphoteric antimicrobials with biofilm interference and immunoregulation effects5
Heterocyclic compounds as xanthine oxidase inhibitors for the management of hyperuricemia: synthetic strategies, structure–activity relationship and molecular docking studies (2018–2024)5
Design and synthesis of novel 8-(azaindolyl)-benzoazepinones as potent and selective ROCK inhibitors5
Benzenesulfonamide decorated dihydropyrimidin(thi)ones: carbonic anhydrase profiling and antiproliferative activity5
Discovery of selective, metabolically stable pyrazole-based FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia5
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Novel flexible biphenyl PfDHFR inhibitors with improved antimalarial activity5
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Modulating polybasic character of galactose-based glycosylated antitumor ether lipids for enhanced cytotoxic response5
Repurposing of USFDA-approved drugs to identify leads for inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme: a plausible utility as an anti-Alzheimer agent5
Discovery of first-in-class PROTACs targeting maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) for the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma5
Exploring medium and long arm extensions of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives as Candida albicans 14α-demethylase (CYP51) inhibitors5
Design, synthesis, and SAR of antiproliferative activity of trioxatriangulene derivatives5
The development of a PET radiotracer for imaging alpha synuclein aggregates in Parkinson's disease5
An overview of the development of EED inhibitors to disable the PRC2 function5
Design, synthesis, antimicrobial activity, stability, and mechanism of action of bioresorbable ceragenins5
Discovery and optimisation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonists5
In vitro evaluation of the immunogenic potential of gramicidin S and its photocontrolled analogues5
Development of pharmacophore models for AcrB protein and the identification of potential adjuvant candidates for overcoming efflux-mediated colistin resistance5
Synthesis and evaluation of tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolin-1(2H)-ones as new tubulin polymerization inhibitors5
PK 11195 derivatives: exploring the influence of amide and heterocyclic substitution on A147T TSPO discrimination5
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Synthesis and properties of the kojic acid dimer and its potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease5
The bench to bedside journey of tricyclo-DNA antisense oligonucleotides for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy4
A concise review on hPXR ligand-recognizing residues and structure-based strategies to alleviate hPXR transactivation risk4
Overview of the structure, side effects, and activity assays of l-asparaginase as a therapy drug of acute lymphoblastic leukemia4
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Design, synthesis and preliminary biological evaluation of rivastigmine-INDY hybrids as multitarget ligands against Alzheimer's disease by targeting butyrylcholinesterase and DYRK1A/CLK1 kinases4
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Asymmetric imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamide derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors: design, synthesis and biological evaluation4
Systematic computational strategies for identifying protein targets and lead discovery4
Expanding the scope of novel 1,2,3-triazole derivatives as new antiparasitic drug candidates4
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Chromenochalcones: A Comprehensive Review on Developments Towards Medicinal Perspective4
Identification of lysosomotropism using explainable machine learning and morphological profiling cell painting data4
Evaluation of the effect of a cell penetrating peptide (TAT) towards tailoring the targeting efficacy and tumor uptake of porphyrin4
Research status of indole-modified natural products4
Bioorthogonal activation of prodrugs, for the potential treatment of breast cancer, using the Staudinger reaction4
Concise synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel pyrazinyl–aryl urea derivatives against several cancer cell lines, which can especially induce T24 apoptotic and necroptotic cell death4
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Ebselen analogues with dual human neutrophil elastase (HNE) inhibitory and antiradical activity4
Targeted protein degradation using the lysosomal pathway4
Exploring 7β-amino-6-nitrocholestens as COVID-19 antivirals: in silico, synthesis, evaluation, and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug design: assessing the cytotoxicity and ant4
Antitubercular evaluation of dihydropyridine–triazole conjugates: design, synthesis, in vitro screening, SAR and in silico ADME predictions4
Morpholine substituted quinazoline derivatives as anticancer agents against MCF-7, A549 and SHSY-5Y cancer cell lines and mechanistic studies4
Armeniaspirol analogues with more potent Gram-positive antibiotic activity show enhanced inhibition of the ATP-dependent proteases ClpXP and ClpYQ4
Design and synthesis of novel multi-target tetrabromophthalimides as CBS and Topo-II inhibitors and DNA intercalators4
Phosphonodiamidate prodrugs of phosphoantigens (ProPAgens) exhibit potent Vγ9/Vδ2 T cell activation and eradication of cancer cells4
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Visible and NIR light photoactivatableo-hydroxycinnamate system for efficient drug release with fluorescence monitoring4
S-MGBs bearing amidine tail groups are potent, selective antiplasmodial agents4
Correction: Concise synthesis and biological activity evaluation of novel pyrazinyl–aryl urea derivatives against several cancer cell lines, which can especially induce T24 apoptotic and necroptotic c4
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Naphthylthiazoles: a class of broad-spectrum antifungals4
Novel curcumin-based analogues as potential VEGFR2 inhibitors with promising metallic loading nanoparticles: synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular modelling investigation4
Fexinidazole optimization: enhancing anti-leishmanial profile, metabolic stability and hERG safety4
Overview of CFTR activators and their recent studies for dry eye disease: a review4
Prediction of synergistic gemcitabine-based combination treatment through a novel tumor stemness biomarker NANOG in pancreatic cancer4
Covalent drugs targeting histidine – an unexploited opportunity?4
Synthesis of tryptanthrin appended dispiropyrrolidine oxindoles and their antibacterial evaluation4
Antiproliferative effects, mechanism of action and tumor reduction studies in a lung cancer xenograft mouse model of an organometallic gold(i) alkynyl complex4
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