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Triazine based chemical entities for anticancer activity

  • Jagadees Kumar Gangasani , Siwaswarup Yarasi , Vegi Ganga Modi Naidu and Jayathirtha Rao Vaidya EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 30, 2022
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Abstract

Triazine is a six-membered aromatic nitrogen heterocyclic moiety that was extensively investigated because of its biological properties and, in particular anticancer potentials. Kinases play a crucial role in cancer cell proliferation and metabolism. Triazine derivatives show anticancer activity by inhibiting the lipid kinases like phosphoinositide 3-kinases, mammalian target of rapamycin, receptor tyrosine kinases, like focal adhesion kinase, cyclin-dependent kinases, Rho-associated protein kinases, p21-activated kinases, carbonic anhydrases, enolase inhibitors, microtubules inhibitors, and histone deacetylases. The present chapter highlights the synthesis of triazine-based derivatives, their characterization, evaluation of anticancer properties, and their journey towards possible medicine for cancer.


Corresponding author: Jayathirtha Rao Vaidya, Fluoro Agro Chemicals Department and AcSIR-Ghaziabad, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road Tarnaka, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India, E-mail:

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VJR thank CSIR for Emeritus Scientist Honor.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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