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Review
. 2014 Apr;6(2):69-80.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.129170.

A review exploring biological activities of hydrazones

Garima Verma  1 , Akranth Marella  1 , Mohammad Shaquiquzzaman  1 , Mymoona Akhtar  1 , Mohammad Rahmat Ali  1 , Mohammad Mumtaz Alam  1
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Review

A review exploring biological activities of hydrazones

Garima Verma et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

The development of novel compounds, hydrazones has shown that they possess a wide variety of biological activities viz. antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiplatelet, antimalarial, anticancer, antifungal, antitubercular, antiviral, cardio protective etc., Hydrazones/azomethines/imines possess-NHN = CH- and constitute an important class of compounds for new drug development. A number of researchers have synthesized and evaluated the biological activities of hydrazones. This review aims at highlighting the diverse biological activities of hydrazones.

Keywords: Azomethine; biological activity; hydrazones.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Structure of hydrazones reported as antimicrobial agents
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Structure of hydrazones reported as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents
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Structure of hydrazones reported as anticancer agents
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Structure of hydrazones reported as CNS agents
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Structure of hydrazones reported as antiprotozoal agents
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Structure of hydrazones reported as cardioprotective and antiplatelet agents
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