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Divers Pharmacological Significance of Imidazole Derivatives- a Review


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1 School of Pharmacy & Research, People’s University, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462037, India
2 BM College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Khandwa Road, Indore, India
     

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The imidazole nucleus has proven to be an unusually fertile source of medicinal agents. Imidazoles have become an important part of many pharmaceuticals. A wide category of drugs including antitumor, antifungal, cardioprotective, alpha-blocker, CNS-depressants, anticonvulsants, antiprotozoal and anthelmintics contain the imidazole derivatives with different substituent. The imidazole ring is a constituent of several important natural products including purine, histamine, histidine and nucleic acid. Imidazole drugs have broadened scope in remedying various dispositions in clinical medicines. Since its introduction into medicine, there have been more than 1000 compounds made in an effort to find others with more potent actions combined with less toxicity. Keeping in view the increasing importance of these derivatives, a need for the review is felt. The present article aims to review the research works which are carried out in terms of the development of imidazole derivatives of pharmacological relevance and the diverse pharmacological aspects of imidazole derivatives for anti-inflammatory, anti microbial, anti cancer, antidepressant, anticonvulsant and antihypertensive activities.

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Imidazoles, Antifungal, Anti-inflammatory, Anticonvulsant
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Authors

Tarani Prakash Shrivastava
School of Pharmacy & Research, People’s University, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462037, India
Umesh Kumar Patil
School of Pharmacy & Research, People’s University, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462037, India
Satyendra Garg
School of Pharmacy & Research, People’s University, Bhanpur, Bhopal-462037, India
Meghna A. Singh
BM College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Khandwa Road, Indore, India

Abstract


The imidazole nucleus has proven to be an unusually fertile source of medicinal agents. Imidazoles have become an important part of many pharmaceuticals. A wide category of drugs including antitumor, antifungal, cardioprotective, alpha-blocker, CNS-depressants, anticonvulsants, antiprotozoal and anthelmintics contain the imidazole derivatives with different substituent. The imidazole ring is a constituent of several important natural products including purine, histamine, histidine and nucleic acid. Imidazole drugs have broadened scope in remedying various dispositions in clinical medicines. Since its introduction into medicine, there have been more than 1000 compounds made in an effort to find others with more potent actions combined with less toxicity. Keeping in view the increasing importance of these derivatives, a need for the review is felt. The present article aims to review the research works which are carried out in terms of the development of imidazole derivatives of pharmacological relevance and the diverse pharmacological aspects of imidazole derivatives for anti-inflammatory, anti microbial, anti cancer, antidepressant, anticonvulsant and antihypertensive activities.

Keywords


Imidazoles, Antifungal, Anti-inflammatory, Anticonvulsant

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