Anticancer Activities of Some Heterocyclic Compounds Containing an Oxygen Atom: A Review

Sumayah  Saadi Abbas; Azhar Mahdi Jasim; Tayseer Hamid Shakir; Iman Saadi Abbas

doi:10.54133/ajms.v4i.109

Authors

Sumayah Saadi Abbas Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3922-4645
Azhar Mahdi Jasim Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8951-4310
Tayseer Hamid Shakir Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6599-4461
Iman Saadi Abbas Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v4i.109

Keywords:

Oxygen-containing heterocyclic compounds, Anticancer activity, Standard drugs, Benzo furan, Oxazole, Benzoxazole, Oxadiazole

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to underline the progression and development of research regarding oxygen-containing heterocycles as well as the contribution that some oxygen-containing heterocycles have made as anticancer medicines. A series of publications about the antitumor effects of derivatives of heterocyclic compounds containing an oxygen atom, such as furan, benzofuran, oxazole, benzoxazole, and oxadiazole, were evaluated, and their anticancer activities showed encouraging results when compared to those of established standard treatments.

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Tayseer Hamid Shakir, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

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