Tetrazole: A privileged scaffold for the discovery of anticancer agents
- 30 June 2022
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Chemical Biology & Drug Design
- Vol. 100 (3), 419-442
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cbdd.14103
Abstract
Carcinoma, characterized by abnormal growth of cells and tissue, is a ubiquitously leading cause of mortality across the globe due to some carcinogenic factors. Currently, several anticancer agents are commercially available in the global market. However, due to their resistance and cost, researchers are gaining more interest in developing newer novel potential anticancer agents. In the search for new drugs for clinical use, the tetrazole ring system has emerged as an exciting prospect in the optimization studies of promising lead molecules. Among the various heterocyclic agents, tetrazole-containing compounds have shown significant promise in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, particularly cancer. Here, in this review, we focused on several synthetic approaches for the synthesis of tetrazole analogs, their targets for treating cancer along with the biological activity of some of the recently reported tetrazole-containing anticancer agents.Keywords
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