Publications by authors named "Ashraf A Abbas"

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  • * Over 20% of marketed medications contain fluorine, with nearly 300 approved fluorine-containing drugs, highlighting their significance in pharmaceuticals.
  • * This review focuses on the therapeutic potential of five-membered heterocycles and their fused systems, detailing various activities like antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and more, often showing effectiveness comparable to standard reference drugs.
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A series of novel piperazine-based bis(thiazoles) 13a-d were synthesized in moderate to good yields reaction of the bis(thiosemicarbazones) 7a, b with an assortment of -acetyl--aryl-hydrazonoyl chlorides 8a-f. Similar treatment of the bis(thiosemicarbazone) 7a, b with -aryl--phenylhydrazonoyl chlorides 10a, b afforded the expected bis(thiadiazole) based piperazine products 13b-d in reasonable yields. Cyclization of 7a, b with two equivalents of α-haloketones 14a-d led to the production of the corresponding bis(4-arylthiazol)piperazine derivatives 15a-h in good yields.

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  • Fluorinated heterocycles are crucial in pharmaceuticals, with about 20% of anticancer and antibiotic drugs containing fluorine atoms, prompting this review of five-membered and benzo-fused systems with fluorine.
  • These compounds have demonstrated notable anticancer and antimicrobial activities, with some serving as lead structures for drug development, showing efficacy comparable to or better than existing drugs.
  • Studies indicate that the type of substituents on these fluorinated heterocycles (electron-donating or electron-withdrawing) greatly influences their biological activity and safety profiles, showcasing reduced cytotoxicity in non-cancerous cells.
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Benzofuran moiety is the main component of many biologically active natural and synthetic heterocycles. These heterocycles have unique therapeutic potentials and are involved in various clinical drugs. The reported results confirmed the extraordinary inhibitory potency of such benzofurans against a panel of human cancer cell lines compared with a wide array of reference anticancer drugs.

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Introduction: The benzofuran moiety constitutes a main component of enormous biologically active natural and synthetic heterocycles. Such heterocycles have distinctive therapeutic potential and are employed in various clinical drugs. A number of publications have dealt with the synthesis and extraction of benzofuran-based heterocycles to investigate their antimicrobial potential.

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A number of new 1,ω-bis((acetylphenoxy)acetamide)alkanes 5a-f were prepared then their bromination using NBS furnished the novel bis(2-bromoacetyl)phenoxy)acetamides 6a-f. Reaction of 6a-f with 4-amino-5-substituted-4-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol 7a-d and with -phenylenediamine derivatives 9a and b afforded the corresponding bis(1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-][1,3,4]thiadiazine) derivatives 8a-l and bis(quinoxaline) derivatives 10a-e in good yields. The cytotoxicity of the synthesized compounds as well as apoptosis induction through PARP-1 and EGFR as molecular targets was evaluated.

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Background: Some heterocycles having bisamide linkage are receiving much interest due to their remarkable biological potencies and they are naturally occurring. Some bisamides and thiazole derivatives were found to inhibit the protein levels of Bcl-2 significantly. This prompted us to synthesize new bis(heterocyclic) derivatives having bisamide function to explore their anti-cancer activities.

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A series of -thiazoles 5a-g were synthesized from -thiosemicarbazone 3 with hydrazonoyl chlorides 4a-g. Reaction of 3 with two equivalents of α-halocarbonyl compounds 6-8, 10, and 12a-d afforded the corresponding -thiazolidines 9, 11, and 13a-d, respectively. Condensation of -thiazolidin-4-one 9 with different aromatic aldehydes furnished -thiazolidin-4-ones 14a-d.

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Introduction: Bipyrazole is constituted from two pyrazole units either in their fully aromatic or partially hydrogenated forms. Pyrazoles are widely available in pharmaceutical and agrochemical products. Some pyrazoles are essential parts of commercial drugs in the market.

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Introduction: Indolizines are structural isomers with indoles. Although several indole-based commercial drugs are available in the market, none of the indolizine-based drugs are available up-to-date. Natural and synthetic indolizines have a wide-range of pharmaceutical importance such as antitumor, antimycobacterial, antagonist, and antiproliferative activities.

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Due to the toxicity of lead(ii) to all living organisms as it destroys the central nervous system leading to circulatory system and brain disorders, the development of effective and selective lead(ii) ionophores for its detection is very important. In this work, 1,3-bis[2-(-morpholino)acetamidophenoxy]propane (BMAPP), belonging to acyclic diamides, was applied as a highly selective lead(ii) ionophore in a carbon paste ion selective electrode for the accurate and precise determination of Pb(ii) ions even in the presence of other interfering ions. Factors affecting the electrode's response behavior were studied and optimized.

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Glucosidation of the appropriate 1,3 or 1,4-bis(4-amino or arylideneamino-2,4-dihydro-3-thioxo-3H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylthio)propanes or butanes with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide followed by chromatographic separation gave the corresponding N-, S-, and N,S-bis(glucosides). Chemical transformation leading to new functionalities has been achieved. Antimicrobial screening of 10 selected compounds resulted in their activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, Penicillium italicum, Syncephalastrum racemosum, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Escherichia coli.

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Reaction of 4-cyclopentene-1,3-diol monoacetate with RMgCl (R = alkyl, aryl) in the presence of a palladium catalyst proceeded with retention of configuration to give cis-1,2-regioisomers as the major products.

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