Bio-potency of Isoniazid Based Compounds: Recent Progress

ISBN-13: 9786139455539 / Angielski

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra; Manoj Kumar Pradhan; Ashish Kumar Sarangi

Opis

Isoniazid, otherwise known as isonicotinyl hydrazide, is an antibiotic used for the treatment of latent and active tuberculosis infections. It is one of the oldest drugs for the treatment of TB. The chemistry of isoniazid and its derivatives are truly exciting owing to their plethora of applications in diverse and promising areas, which is undoubtably beneficial to the humankind. Most importantly, the therapeutic uses of these compounds e.g microbicidal, antioxidant, anticancer and DNA binding applications are cardinal in human healthcare system. Furthermore, the combined effect of isoniazid with rifampicin, ketoprofen, etc. is also reported.

O autorze

Mohapatra, Ranjan Kumar
Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Former Head, Dept. of Basic Science and Humanities, Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, obtained his Ph.D. in Coordination Chemistry from School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University. He has published 33 research articles and 5 books. His focus of research interest is Coordination Chemistry.