Title:A Mini-Review on the Synthesis of Pyrazinoindole: Recent Progress and Perspectives
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Author(s): Aarushi Singh, Samarpita Mahapatra, Shubham Sewariya, Nidhi Singh, Snigdha Singh, Yogesh Kumar, Rakeshwar Bandichhor and Ramesh Chandra*
Affiliation:
- Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Development, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007,India
Keywords:
Antibacterial, antifungal, in-vitro, microwave-assisted, pyrazinoindoles, Staphylococcus aureus.
Abstract: The diverse library of biologically active organic compounds is composed majorly of heterocyclic
compounds. Nature provides a variety of pharmacologically active compounds consisting
of N-heterocycle motif, such as Noscapine (anti-cancer), Morphine (analgesic), Chelerythrine (antibacterial),
etc. which are the elementary structural units of marketed drugs in the present era. One
such “N-heterocyclic” promising building block which has gained the attention of chemists is Pyrazinoindoles
and the inflating interest in this moiety is a result of the three-fused heterocyclic ring
structure subsuming an indolic nucleus in it. Fused-polycyclic structural core is necessary to synthesize
potential multi-functional drugs, which is evident from indole (an example of fused five and sixmembered
ring structure) being an exemplary and established privileged template in medicinal chemistry.
In the literature, Pyrazino-fused indoles have been found documented regarding their biological
activities and therapeutic uses, particularly as antifungal, antibacterial, serotonergic receptor inhibitor,
central nervous system depressants, anticonvulsants, antihistaminic, protein kinase C inhibitors,
anti-depressants and so on. Although various synthesis strategies are available in the literature, yet
the medical relevance of the Pyrazinoindoles demands the development of versatile and simple novel
methodologies. This review features a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in synthetic
approaches and therapeutic applications of Pyrazinoindoles based scaffolds.
