Title:Benzimidazole as a Privileged Scaffold in Drug Design and Discovery
Volume: 24
Issue: 17
Author(s): Ram Kumar, Arockia Babu Marianesan and Shilpi Pathak*
Affiliation:
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 281406, India
Keywords:
Benzimidazole, pharmacological activity, SAR, docking, anticancer, antimicrobial, antitubercular.
Abstract: Benzimidazole is a privileged drug design and discovery scaffold with various pharmacological
activities, including antimicrobial, anticancer, antitubercular, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic,
antihypertensive, antimalarial, and many more. This scaffold can be observed in the
structure of numerous FDA-approved drugs and employed in medicinal chemistry to develop
novel bioactive compounds through rational drug design. Its broad pharmacological significance
is due to physicochemical attributes, including H-bond donor-acceptor efficiency, π-π stacking
interactions, and hydrophobic interactions; these characteristics enable benzimidazole derivatives
to bind with macromolecules efficiently. This article emphasizes mechanisms, SAR, and docking
studies to unveil benzimidazole's various active hybrids accountable for diversified activities. It
will assist researchers in strategically designing various novel benzimidazole-endowed hybrids to
develop clinically active therapeutic candidates.