Biological activities of pyrazoline derivatives--a recent development

Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov. 2009 Nov;4(3):154-63. doi: 10.2174/157489109789318569.

Abstract

Pyrazolines are well known and important nitrogen containing 5-membered heterocyclic compounds and various methods have been worked out for their synthesis. Numerous pyrazoline derivatives have been found to possess considerable biological activities, which stimulated the research activity in this field. They have several prominent effects, such as antimicrobial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, antiamoebic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidepressant and anticancer activities. They also possess some potent receptor selective biological activity like Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor and Cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists activity. 4,5-dihydro-1H- pyrazolines seem to be the most frequently studied pyrazoline type compounds. As a result, a large number of such pyrazolines using different synthetic methods for their preparation have been described in the chemistry literature. The present review provides an insight view to pyrazolines synthesis and its biological activities along with the compilation of recent patents on pyrazolines.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles / pharmacology*
  • Pyrazoles / therapeutic use
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Pyrazoles
  • Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase