Mintage Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences (ISSN: 2320-3315)

Author(s): SOURAV DE*1, NIRANJAN BABU M2, SUNEEL BABU T3, BHAVYA SREE R3, SAI KIRAN A3, K SUNIL KUMAR REDDY

Heterocyclic compounds are of very much interest in our daily life. Heterocyclic compounds have one or more heteroatomsin their structure. They may be cyclic or non-cyclicin  nature.  Heterocyclic  compounds  have a  wide  range  of application. They  are  predominantly  used as  pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals,and  veterinary  products.  They  also find applications  as  sanitizers,  developers,  antioxidants,  corrosion  inhibitors,  copolymers, dyestuff.  They  are used  as  vehicles  in  the  synthesis  of  other organic  compounds.Some of the natural products e.g. antibiotics such as penicillin’s, cephalosporin; alkaloids such as vinblastine, morphine, reserpine etc. have heterocyclic moiety. More than 90% of new drugs contain heterocycles and the interface between chemistry and biology, at which so much new scientific insight, discovery,and application is taking place is crossed  by  heterocyclic  compounds.  This  review  article  covers  the  most  active  heterocycles  that  have  shown  considerable  biological actions  such  as  antibiotic,  antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anticancer, anticonvulsant, anthelmintic, antihistamine, antidepressant activities