A review on various heterocyclic moieties and their antitubercular activity

Tuberculosis (TB), a contagious infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, still remains the leading cause of the worldwide death among the infectious disease. Different moieties like pyrazoline, benzimidazol, purines, thiazole, flouroquinolones, quinoxaline, oxadiazol, pyrazol, thiozolidinones and azetidinones have been studied, synthesized and evaluated worldwide against M. tuberculosis to show their antitubercular activity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.