As a part of our research to develop novel antimicrobial and antitubercular agents, a series of 4-(2-aryl-4-oxo-1,3thiazolidine)-5-mercapto-3-(5-nitroindazolyl methyl)-1,2,4triazoles (5a-j) have been synthesized by conventional as well as microwave method. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by IR, H NMR, C NMR, FABmass spectra and also by microanalytical data. These compounds were...

The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) has initiated provision of antitubercular therapy for children with strategy of patient-wise boxes for the 4 different weight bands (6- 10 kg; 11- 17 kg; 18- 25 kg; 26- 30 kg). We evaluated the dose of individual drugs delivered by this approach to children of varying weights. The following areas of concern were identified: underdosing o...

A series of 14 patients suffering from tuberculosis of the sternum with a mean follow-up of 2.8 years (2 to 3.6) is presented. All were treated with antitubercular therapy: ten with primary therapy, two needed second-line therapy, and two required surgery (debridement). All showed complete healing and no evidence of recurrence at the last follow-up. MRI was useful in making the diagnosis at an ...

The naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone (5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) has previously been isolated and identified as an active component of root extracts of Euclea natalensis which displays antitubercular activity. Herein, a series of synthetic and plant-derived naphthoquinone derivates of the 7-methyljuglone scaffold have been prepared and evaluated for antibacterial activity against Myco...

Aryl and heteroaryl derivatives with an alkylaminoethyl chain on the hydroxyl group of the benzene ring are prepared and evaluated against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and showed the activity in the range of 3.12-25 μg/mL. The compounds containing alkylaminoethyl chains on aryl-chromeneyl carbinol do not show good activity. Similarly compounds with bis and tris-alkylaminoethyl chains on ary...

A series of 2-((arylamino)methyl)-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione derivatives have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, NMR, mass spectral and elemental analysis. Compounds (MM4a-m) have been evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and in vitro antifungal activity against fungal pathogens by us...

The occurrence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance encourages the discovery new antitubercular candidates. Microbes including fungi and bacteria are well known reservoir for isolating antibiotic compounds, among natural product resources. In this review, we report promising compounds from marine-derived entomopathogenic fungi, reported 2000 to 2022. A comprehensive literature search was co...

A series of twenty new chloropyrazine conjugated benzothiazepines (22–41) have been synthesized with 58%–95% yields. The compounds were characterized by using different spectroscopic techniques including FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. their precursor chalcones (2–21) evaluated for antitubercular cytotoxic activities. Additionally, 22–41 also tested antimicrobial acti...

A series of novel 3, 4-methylenedioxybenzene scaffold incorporated 1,3,5-trisubstituted-2-pyrazoline derivatives was synthesised as potent antitubercular agents via chalcone intermediates by reaction with hydrazines. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and mass spectral data. The novel pyrazolines were screened for in vitro antitubercular activity by almar blue d...

A series of heteronemin-related antitubercular scalaranes, both from natural products and from chemical derivatization, were subjected to structure–activity investigations. Based on the activity profile, three main regions; i.e., the substituted groups hovering over C-19/C-18 and furan moiety, the functionalities in the vicinity of C-16 and the right-hand side of ring D, and the substituted gro...