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Benzo[c]phenanthridine bases and their antituberculosis activity
Author(s) -
Ishikawa Tsutomu
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medicinal research reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.868
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1098-1128
pISSN - 0198-6325
DOI - 10.1002/1098-1128(200101)21:1<61::aid-med2>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - phenanthridine , antimicrobial , tuberculosis , chemistry , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
The antituberculosis activity of fully‐aromatized quaternary benzo[ c ]phenanthridine bases prepared in our laboratory was tested under the Tuberculosis Antimicrobial Acquisition and Coordinating Facility (TAACF) program. This review summarizes our syntheses of these bases and discusses their structure–activity relationships against primary tuberculosis. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Med Res Rev, 21, No. 1, 61–72, 2001