Medicinal chemistry of catechol, a versatile pharmacophore

Prachit Gopiwad

Current Trends in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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Current Trends in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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Medicinal chemistry of catechol, a versatile pharmacophore

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Author Details : Prachit Gopiwad*

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 7-11

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ctppc.2024.003

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Abstract

Catechol being a versatile pharmacophore, used in medicine as a molecular group in adjunction with other moieties and functional groups. The versatile pharmacophore has rendered several useful pharmaceuticals so far. The major medicines or the pharmaceutical drugs containing catechol moiety include levodopa, carbidopa, and several others. The FDA approved pharmaceutical preparations have been highlighted and reviewed in this paper.

Keywords: Catechol, Carbidopa, Levodopa, Marketed preparations, Medicines, Medicinal chemistry

How to cite : Gopiwad P, Medicinal chemistry of catechol, a versatile pharmacophore. Curr Trends Pharm Pharm Chem 2024;6(1):7-11

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