Publications by authors named "Khalid Umar Fakhri"

spp. are considered excellent reservoirs of natural bioactive compounds. The study evaluated the bioactive potential of secondary metabolites from sp.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented damage to humanity, and while vaccines have been developed, they are not fully effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Limited targeted drugs, such as Remdesivir and Paxlovid, are available against the virus. Hence, there is an urgent need to explore and develop new drugs to combat COVID-19.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Azoles are the frequently used antifungal drugs that target the enzyme lanosterol 14 α-demethylase (erg11p). This enzyme plays a vital role in ergosterol biosynthesis and hence maintainenance of cell membrane fluidity and integrity. The emergence of resistance to azoles and their fungistatic nature against several fungal pathogens is the major challenge to combat invasive candidiasis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Colon cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies, which begins as a polyp and grows to become cancer. Diosmin (DS) and naringenin (NR) are naturally occurring flavonoids that exhibit various pharmacological activities. Although several studies have illustrated the effectiveness of these flavonoids as anti‑cancerous agents individually, the combinatorial impact of these compounds has not been explored.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Cancer continues to be one in all the leading reasons for death worldwide. The mean cancer survival through standard therapeutic strategies has not been significantly improved over the past few decades. Hence, alternate remedies are needed to treat this terrible disease.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF