Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
6.7
4.6
Journals
Molecules
Special Issues
Novel Insights toward the Development of New Drugs
molecules-logo
Submit to Special Issue Submit Abstract to Special Issue Review for Molecules Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

► Journal Menu

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser
share announcement

Novel Insights toward the Development of New Drugs

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 1554

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fedora Grande

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Ampl. Polifunzionale, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Interests: drug design; small molecules; natural compounds; protein targeting; anticancer; antiviral; metabolic disorders
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Giuseppina Ioele

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Science, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: drug stability; photodegradation; light-stable formulations
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The drug development process is notoriously long and intricate, as several aspects need to be considered to ensure the chemical and pharmaceutical quality, safety profile, and efficacy of therapeutic candidates. However, computer-aided drug design has advanced tremendously, providing numerous advantages in terms of cost and time. In addition, several relatively low-risk strategies for the repositioning of existing drugs for new therapeutic indications are under investigation.

In the advanced stages of drug development, stability studies represent a key step for the approval of new active ingredients or pharmaceutical formulations. These studies ensure that the product or active substance satisfies the specified storage conditions for the entire shelf life. In this context, the ICH Q1A-Q1F guidelines serve as a reference. The selection of the appropriate parameters, as well as a precise and correct project strategy, are required for relevant and reliable data.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the current efforts in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology towards the development of novel drugs or pharmaceutical formulations. Its content will focus on advanced drug discovery approaches by in silico identification of alternative natural and synthetic therapeutic agents, structure-activity relationships definition and the design of convenient pathways for the preparation and the stability evaluation of novel or reproposed effective agents. Nanotechnologies application and biological evaluation of newly synthesized or known drugs will also be considered.

Dr. Fedora Grande
Dr. Giuseppina Ioele
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • natural and synthetic compounds
  • drug design and synthesis
  • molecular docking and dynamic simulations
  • structure-activity relationships
  • target validation
  • biological evaluation
  • drug stability
  • protective systems

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

0 pages, 5513 KiB  
Article
Synthesis of Tetracyclic Spirooxindolepyrrolidine-Engrafted Hydantoin Scaffolds: Crystallographic Analysis, Molecular Docking Studies and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial, Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities
by Amani Toumi, Faiza I.A. Abdella, Sarra Boudriga, Tahani Y. A. Alanazi, Asma K. Alshamari, Ahlam Abdulrahman Alrashdi, Amal Dbeibia, Khaled Hamden, Ismail Daoud, Michael Knorr, Jan-Lukas Kirchhoff and Carsten Strohmann
Molecules 2023, 28(21), 7443; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28217443 - 06 Nov 2023
Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1286
Abstract
In a sustained search for novel potential drug candidates with multispectrum therapeutic application, a series of novel spirooxindoles was designed and synthesized via regioselective three-component reaction between isatin derivatives, 2-phenylglycine and diverse arylidene-imidazolidine-2,4-diones (Hydantoins). The suggested stereochemistry was ascertained by an X-ray diffraction [...] Read more.
In a sustained search for novel potential drug candidates with multispectrum therapeutic application, a series of novel spirooxindoles was designed and synthesized via regioselective three-component reaction between isatin derivatives, 2-phenylglycine and diverse arylidene-imidazolidine-2,4-diones (Hydantoins). The suggested stereochemistry was ascertained by an X-ray diffraction study and NMR spectroscopy. The resulting tetracyclic heterocycles were screened for their in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity and for their in vitro antimicrobial potency. In vitro antibacterial screening revealed that several derivatives exhibited remarkable growth inhibition against different targeted microorganisms. All tested compounds showed excellent activity against the Micrococccus luteus strain (93.75 µg/mL ≤ MIC ≤ 375 µg/mL) as compared to the reference drug tetracycline (MIC = 500 µg/mL). Compound 4e bearing a p-chlorophenyl group on the pyrrolidine ring exhibited the greatest antifungal potential toward Candida albicans and Candida krusei (MIC values of 23.43 µg/mL and 46.87 µg/mL, respectively) as compared to Amphotericin B (MIC = 31.25 and 62.50 µg/mL, respectively). The target compounds were also tested in vitro against the lipoxygenase-5 (LOX-5) enzyme. Compounds 4i and 4l showed significant inhibitory activity with IC50 = 1.09 mg/mL and IC50 = 1.01 mg/mL, respectively, more potent than the parent drug, diclofenac sodium (IC50 = 1.19 mg/mL). In addition, in vivo evaluation of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of these spirooxindoles were assessed through carrageenan-induced paw edema and acetic acid-induced writhing assays, respectively, revealing promising results. In silico molecular docking and predictive ADMET studies for the more active spirocompounds were also carried out. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Insights toward the Development of New Drugs)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-1
Back to TopTop