Abstract

PYRIMIDINE: MEDICINAL AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE A REVIEW

Mohammad Ashid, Prabhunath Yogi, Deepika Katariya, Prachi Agarwal* and Ajit Joshi

ABSTRACT

This article outlines the medicinal and biological significance of one of the mostimportant heterocycles, the pyrimidine. Pyrimidine is a highly active scaffold exhibiting wide variety of medicinal and biological activities. An attempt is made in this article to cover the medicinally active compounds, along with the recent discoveries, which were reported to possess various biological activities. This is might be helpful in the development of these novel lead molecules to potential drug candidates.

Keywords: Heterocycles, Pyrimidine, Medicinal Significance, Biological Significance.