Therapeutic advancement of benzothiazole derivatives in the last decennial period

Abstract

Benzothiazole, a fused heterocyclic moiety, has attracted synthetic and medicinal chemists for good reasons. It is a valuable scaffold that possesses diverse biological activities, such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, antimalarial, and anticonvulsant effects. This review mainly focusses on the recent research work on the different biological activities of benzothiazole-based compounds.

Keywords: anti-inflammatory; anticancer; antimicrobial; benzothiazole; biological applications.