INVESTIGATIONS INTO PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS AND HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND FORMATION: A META-ANALYSIS REVIEW
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The confluence of synthetic peptide chemistry and heterocyclic synthesis is an area of rapid development that has high levels of attention because of its importance in drug development, materials science, and biochemical studies. This article presents a meta-analysis of literature in the last two decades on the synthesis, characterization, and application of peptide-heterocycle conjugates and their synthetic methods. Utilizing a systematic analysis of 156 peer-reviewed articles published from 2004 to 2024, this review highlights recent trends in synthetic strategies, such as the use of solid-phase peptide synthesis in conjunction with heterocyclic modifications, click chemistry, as well as biorthogonal reactions. The data clearly shows that peptide conjugation using pyrazole, triazole, and imidazole derivatives have received the greatest attention and the resulting system are used in various applications from antimicrobial agents to targeted therapy. Statistical analysis shows a 340% growth in publications blending the two fields during the review period, with a trend favoring the growth of the peptidomimetic development and of the constrained peptide architectures. This review aims to give an overview of emerging synthetic approaches, which might pave the ways forward for reducing the gap in the peptide-heterocycle hybrid world by using them as powerful candidates for complex, better and more effective biological systems and prospects pertaining to translation to real rapid synthesis and versatile bioactive molecules.
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SHRIVASTVA, R. & PATIL, N. D. (2026). Investigations into Peptide Synthesis and Heterocyclic Compound Formation: A Meta-Analysis Review. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, Volume 10(01), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i2.001
SHRIVASTVA, RASHMI, and NILESH PATIL. "Investigations into Peptide Synthesis and Heterocyclic Compound Formation: A Meta-Analysis Review." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. Volume 10, no. 01, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i2.001.
SHRIVASTVA, RASHMI, and NILESH PATIL. "Investigations into Peptide Synthesis and Heterocyclic Compound Formation: A Meta-Analysis Review." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology Volume 10, no. 01 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i2.001.
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