title: 4-Thiazolidinones: the advances continue….
abstract: The diversity in the biological response of 4-thiazolidinones has attracted the attention of many researchers to explore this framework for its potential. It is, therefore, of prime importance that the study of this topic and the development of new synthetic strategies should be based on the most recent knowledge, emerging from the latest research. This review is an endeavor to highlight the progress in the chemistry and biological activity of the 4-thiazolidinones, predominantly after 2006. The last section of the review encompasses the various patents granted on 4-thiazolidinone analogs/derivatives with World Intellectual Proprietary Organization (WIPO) and United State Patent Trademark Office (USPTO), particularly in the duration of the year 2000 to the year 2012.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226028, U.P., India. Electronic address: aviniec31@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Avinash C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226028, U.P., India. Electronic address: shiv.bph@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shiv Ji
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226028, U.P., India. Electronic address: gul08fatima@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gul Naz
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Fatima
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226028, U.P., India. Electronic address: pankajji.soni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pankaj Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sonar
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M.S. University of Baroda, Kala Bhavan, Vadodara 390001, Gujarat, India. Electronic address: v.amit28@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 226028, U.P., India. Electronic address: dirpharmniec@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shailendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Saraf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D053778:Thiazolidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D053778:Thiazolidines
keywords: Anticancer; Anticonvulsant; Antidiabetic; Antihyperlipidemic; Antimicrobial; Antiparasitic; Antituberculosis; Antiviral; Cardiovascular; NSAID; Patents on 4-thiazolidinones; Stereochemistry; Synthesis and characterization; Thiazolidin-4-ones