The role of natural products in drug discovery and development against neglected tropical diseases

PM Cheuka, G Mayoka, P Mutai, K Chibale - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Endemic in 149 tropical and subtropical countries, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect
more than 1 billion people annually, including 875 million children in develo** …

Natural product based leads to fight against leishmaniasis

N Singh, BB Mishra, S Bajpai, RK Singh… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The growing incidence of parasitic resistance against generic pentavalent antimonials,
specifically for visceral disease in Indian subcontinent, is a serious issue in Leishmania …

Natural and synthetic coumarins as antileishmanial agents: A review

GA Gonçalves, AR Spillere, GM das Neves… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis is still a major public health problem that
affects millions of people worldwide. Related to poor-living conditions, this vector-borne …

On the possibility of tuning molecular edges to direct supramolecular self-assembly in coumarin derivatives through cooperative weak forces: crystallographic and …

SK Seth, D Sarkar, AD Jana, T Kar - Crystal growth & design, 2011 - ACS Publications
Four organic compounds based on substituted coumarin derivatives (1–4) have been
synthesized and characterized by X-ray structural studies with a detailed analysis of …

Sesquiterpene coumarins from Ferula szowitsiana and in vitro antileishmanial activity of 7-prenyloxycoumarins against promastigotes

M Iranshahi, P Arfa, M Ramezani, MR Jaafari… - Phytochemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Two new sesquiterpene coumarins, named szowitsiacoumarin A (1) and szowitsiacoumarin
B (2), and a phenylpropanoid derivative, 2-epihelmanticine (3), together with nine known …

Antiplasmodial activity of coumarins isolated from Polygala boliviensis: in vitro and in silico studies

DF da Silva, JL de Souza, DM da Costa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Polygala boliviensis is found in the Brazilian semiarid region. This specie is little chemically
and biologically studied. Polygala spp. have different metabolites, especially coumarins …

A review on new natural and synthetic anti-leishmanial chemotherapeutic agents and current perspective of treatment approaches.

N Majumder, A Banerjee, S Saha - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Leishmaniases are considered among the most neglected yet dangerous parasitic diseases
worldwide. According to the recent WHO report (Weekly Epidemiological Record, Sep …

A review of the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of auraptene

B Bibak, F Shakeri, GE Barreto, Z Keshavarzi… - Biofactors, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing awareness in herbal medications as they are usually safe and devoid of
significant adverse effects. Auraptene is a natural bioactive monoterpene coumarin ether …

Discovering the structure–activity relationships of different O-prenylated coumarin derivatives as effective anticancer agents in human cervical cancer cells

EH Maleki, AR Bahrami, H Sadeghian, MM Matin - Toxicology in vitro, 2020 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer remains one of the greatest life threatening diseases for women worldwide.
Although chemotherapy is considered as a standard treatment for advanced cervical …

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of extract and constituents from Esenbeckia febrifuga, a plant traditionally used to treat malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

MF Dolabela, SG Oliveira, JM Nascimento, JM Peres… - Phytomedicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Esenbeckia febrifuga (Rutaceae) is a plant traditionally used to treat malaria in the Brazilian
Amazon region. Ethanol extract of stems displayed a good antiplasmodial activity against …