Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF FURAN DERIVATIVES: A REVIEW

*Akanksha M. Manchare and Prachi P. Kanawade

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Abstract

The heterocyclic compounds have a great importance in medicinal chemistry. Furan is a heterocyclic organic compound, consisting of a five-membered aromatic ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. The first furan derivative is 2-furoic acid. Furan is aromatic. The furan ring system is the basic skeleton of numerous compounds possessing cardiovascular activities. These compounds are widely employed as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-tumor, anti-hyperglycemic, analgesic, anti-convulsant, This skeleton is an important pharmacophore considered as a privileged structure.

Keywords: Furan, Antibacterial, Anti-Inflammatory, Antifungal, Antiulcer, Antibiotic, Diuretic, Antimicrobial, Antihypertensive.