Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 5

Cholic Acid as a Lead Molecule: A Review

  • Author:
  • Tripathi Kishu1,, Kumar T. Siva2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 683 to 684

1Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research Center, Bhagwant University Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

2Nandha College of Pharmacy, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: drkishutripathi@gmail.com

Online published on 6 March, 2013.

Abstract

Cholic acid and metal ions both have pharmacological actions like antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antimalarial, antitubercular, anticancer, spermicidal, antiallergic etc, therefore, their organometallic complexes were prepared to have synergistic effect. Cholic acid is one of the lead molecule for preparing organometallic complexes and their complexes were found to have more active antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antimalarial, antitubercular, anticancer, spermicidal, antiallergic etc.

Keywords

Cholic acid, Organometallic complexes