Abstract
The [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines (TPs) comprise an important class of non-naturally occurring small molecules that aroused the interest of researches. This scaffold is present in diverse important structures in agriculture and medicinal chemistry, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, and anticancer. As over the decades the development of the chemistry and application of 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines has continued and even accelerated, in this review, we thoroughly discussed the applications of TPs in both agriculture and medicinal chemistry highlighting the significance of this nucleus.
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Abbreviations
- Aβ:
-
β-amyloid peptide
- ABC:
-
ATP-binding cassette
- AChE:
-
acetylcholinesterase
- AD:
-
alzheimer’s disease
- AHAS:
-
acetolactate synthase
- AIDS:
-
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- cAMP:
-
cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate
- ATP:
-
adenosine triphosphate
- BET:
-
bromodomain extra terminal
- BRD:
-
bromodomain family
- BuChE:
-
butyrylcholinesterase
- BZD:
-
benzodiazepine
- CA-4:
-
combretastatin A-4
- CDK-2:
-
cyclin-dependent kinase 2
- CNS:
-
central nervous system
- CRF:
-
corticotropin-releasing factor
- dCTPase:
-
deoxycytidine-5-triphosphate pyrophosphatase 1
- CXCR2:
-
chemokine-coupled receptor
- CYP2D6:
-
cytochrome P450 isozyme 2D6
- DHODH:
-
dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
- DPP4:
-
dipeptidyl peptidase 4
- DPPH:
-
1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
- FABP:
-
fatty acid-binding protein
- FRAP:
-
ferric reducing antioxidant power
- GABA:
-
gamma-aminobutyric acid
- H1N1:
-
influenza virus A
- HBsAg:
-
HBV surface antigen
- HBV:
-
hepatitis B virus
- HCV:
-
hepatitis C virus
- HIV-1:
-
human immunodeficiency virus type-1
- HSV-1:
-
herpes simplex virus type-1
- I.T.P.:
-
inhibition of tubulin polymerization
- LSD1:
-
lysine-specific demethylase 1
- MDR:
-
multidrug resistance
- MetAP-2:
-
methionine aminopeptidase 2
- MT:
-
microtubules
- MTB:
-
mycobacterium tuberculosis
- MTT:
-
3-[4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide
- NNRTI:
-
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- NS5B:
-
non-structural protein 5B
- NTP-PPases:
-
nucleoside triphosphate pyrophosphatases
- PA-PB1:
-
polymerase acidic protein-basic protein 1
- Peg-IFN:
-
pegylated interferon
- PDE:
-
phosphodiesterase
- PI:
-
protection index
- PI3K:
-
phosphoinositide 3-kinase
- PPAT:
-
phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase
- PTEN:
-
phosphatase and tensin homolog
- QSAR:
-
quantitative structure-activity relationship
- RdRP:
-
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
- RT:
-
reverse transcriptase enzyme
- SAR:
-
structure-activity relationship
- S.I.:
-
selectivity index
- TB:
-
tuberculosis
- TDP2:
-
tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2
- TMV:
-
tobacco mosaic virus
- TOP2:
-
topoisomerase II
- TP:
-
triazolopyrimidine
- VEGF:
-
vascular endothelial growth factor
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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil (CAPES)-Finance Code 001. EMCP thanks to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (CNPq) for scholarship.
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Pinheiro, S., Pinheiro, E.M.C., Muri, E.M.F. et al. Biological activities of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and analogs. Med Chem Res 29, 1751–1776 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-020-02609-1
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