Biologically active adamantane derivatives

Derivati adamantana prekrivaju vrlo široko područje biološke aktivnosti. U ovom prikazu obrađeni su karakteristični primjeri: virustatici i antiparkinsonici, antibiotici, citostatici, hipoglikernici, antiaritmici i antihipertonici, sedativi i antidepresanti, imunosupresivni agensi i spazmolitici. Veća biološka aktivnost derivata adamantana u odnosu na poznate lijekove posljedica je veće otpornosti prema metabolitičkoj razgradnji, veće lipofilnosti i bržeg transporta kroz membrane stanica.Adamantane derivatives cover a very broad spectrum of biological activities. In this review characteristic examples are described: virustatics and antiparkinsonics, antibiotics, cytostatics, hypoglycemics, sedatives and antidepressants, antiarrythmics and antihypertonics, immunosuppressive agents and spasmolytics. A higher biological activity of adamantane derivatives than that of some known drugs is a consequence of their higher lipophilicity more rapid transport through cell membranes and higher resistance to metabolitic degradation