The boron advantage: the evolution and diversification of boron's applications in medicinal chemistry

K Messner, B Vuong, GK Tranmer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the history of boron's early use in drugs, and the history of the use of boron
functional groups in medicinal chemistry applications are discussed. This includes …

[HTML][HTML] Boron chemicals in drug discovery and development: Synthesis and medicinal perspective

BC Das, NK Nandwana, S Das, V Nandwana… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A standard goal of medicinal chemists has been to discover efficient and potent drug
candidates with specific enzyme-inhibitor abilities. In this regard, boron-based bioactive …

Recent developments in drug discovery for leishmaniasis and human African trypanosomiasis

AS Nagle, S Khare, AB Kumar, F Supek… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that presents four main clinical syndromes: cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), visceral leishmaniasis/kala azar …

New drugs for human African trypanosomiasis: a twenty first century success story

EA Dickie, F Giordani, MK Gould, P Mäser… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The twentieth century ended with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) epidemics raging
across many parts of Africa. Resistance to existing drugs was emerging, and many programs …

SCYX-7158, an orally-active benzoxaborole for the treatment of stage 2 human African trypanosomiasis

RT Jacobs, B Nare, SA Wring, MD Orr… - PLoS neglected …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is an important public health problem in
sub-Saharan Africa, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals. An urgent need exists …

Recent developments in the chemistry and biological applications of benzoxaboroles

A Adamczyk-Wozniak, KM Borys… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Benzoxaboroles, first obtained by Torssell in 1957, 1 remained
underestimated for a long time. The new beginning for these remarkable compounds took …

Structure, properties, and preparation of boronic acid derivatives. Overview of their reactions and applications

DG Hall - Boronic acids: preparation and applications in …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Structurally, boronic acids are trivalent boron-containing organic compounds that possess
one alkyl substituent (ie, a C–B bond) and two hydroxyl groups to fill the remaining valences …

The current drug discovery landscape for trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis: Challenges and strategies to identify drug targets

F Altamura, R Rajesh, CMC Catta‐Preta… - Drug development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis are vector‐borne neglected tropical diseases
caused by infection with the protozoan parasites Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp …

Synthesis of biologically active boron-containing compounds

F Yang, M Zhu, J Zhang, H Zhou - MedChemComm, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Boron-containing compounds which possess unique and attractive properties have received
increasing attention from the pharmaceutical industry and academia recently. They have …

The pipeline for drugs for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases: 1. Anti-infective drugs for regulatory registration

KM Pfarr, AK Krome, I Al-Obaidi, H Batchelor… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The World Health Organization 'Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable
Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030'outlines the …