Structure-bioactivity relationships of methylxanthines: Trying to make sense of all the promises and the drawbacks

JP Monteiro, MG Alves, PF Oliveira, BM Silva - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Methylxanthines are a group of phytochemicals derived from the purine base xanthine and
obtained from plant secondary metabolism. They are unobtrusively included in daily diet in …

Adenosine receptor antagonists: Recent advances and therapeutic perspective

A Saini, R Patel, S Gaba, G Singh, GD Gupta… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adenosine is an endogenous purine-based nucleoside expressed nearly in all body tissues.
It regulates various body functions by activating four G-protein coupled receptors, A 1, A 2A …

Xanthine scaffold: scope and potential in drug development

N Singh, AK Shreshtha, MS Thakur, S Patra - Heliyon, 2018 - cell.com
Medicinal plants have been the basis for discovery of various important marketed drugs.
Xanthine is one such lead molecule. Xanthines in various forms (caffeine, theophylline …

Pharmacological potential of methylxanthines: Retrospective analysis and future expectations

J Monteiro, MG Alves, PF Oliveira… - Critical reviews in food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Methylated xanthines (methylxanthines) are available from a significant number of different
botanical species. They are ordinarily included in daily diet, in many extremely common …

Anti-obesity potential of natural methylxanthines

DF Carrageta, TR Dias, MG Alves, PF Oliveira… - Journal of Functional …, 2018 - Elsevier
Obesity is one of the most challenging health issue worldwide that has been steadily
increasing in the last decades. Obesity arises from a positive energy balance in result of …

Synthesis of some novel 8-(4-Alkylpiperazinyl) caffeine derivatives as potent anti-Leishmania agents

MNS Rad, S Behrouz, K Zokaei, M Behrouz… - Bioorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the synthesis, characterization and the leishmanicidal assessments of novel 8-
(4-alkylpiperazinyl) caffeine derivatives have been described. These compounds are new …

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Xanthines: A Short Review

A Kapri, N Gupta, S Nain - Scientifica, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Xanthine and its derivatives are considered a pharmacologically potential moiety that
manifests immense biological activities. Owing to this much diversity in the biological field …

5-Substituted 2-benzylidene-1-tetralone analogues as A1 and/or A2A antagonists for the potential treatment of neurological conditions

HDJ van Rensburg, G Terre'Blanche… - Bioorganic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Adenosine A 1 and A 2A receptors are attracting great interest as drug targets for
their role in cognitive and motor deficits, respectively. Antagonism of both these adenosine …

Evaluation of 2‐benzylidene‐1‐tetralone derivatives as antagonists of A1 and A2A adenosine receptors

LJ Legoabe, MM Van der Walt… - Chemical biology & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Antagonists of the adenosine receptors (A1 and A2A) are thought to be beneficial in
neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The aim of this study …

Methoxy substituted 2-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives as A 1 and/or A 2A AR antagonists for the potential treatment of neurological conditions

HDJ van Rensburg, LJ Legoabe, G Terre'Blanche… - …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A prior study reported on hydroxy substituted 2-benzylidene-1-indanone derivatives as A1
and/or A2A antagonists for the potential treatment of neurological conditions. A lead …