use of benzimidazole
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Benzimidazole are having a variety of therapeutic uses including antitumor, antifungal, antiparasitic, analgesics, antiviral, antihistamine, as well as use in cardiovascular disease, neurology, endocrinology, and ophthalmology. Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound.
Benzimidazoles are often bioactive. Many anthelmintic drugs (albendazole, mebendazole, triclabendazole etc.) belong to the benzimidazole class of compounds. Benzimidazole fungicides are commercialized. They act by binding to the fungal microtubules and stopping hyphal growth. It also binds to the spindle microtubules and blocks nuclear division.
Benomyl (Benlate) is a fungicide with a benzimidazole core
The proton-pump inhibitors (anti-acids) omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole, and tenatoprazole all contain a benzimidazole group. Other pharmaceutical drugs which contain a benzimidazole group include etonitazene, galeterone, mavatrep, and dovitinib. Benzimidazole derivatives are among the top frequently used ring systems for small molecule drugs listed by the US FDA [7]
In printed circuit board manufacturing, benzimidazole can be used as an organic solderability preservative.
Several dyes are derived from benzimidazoles.[8]