Synthesis, hypoglycaemic, hypolipidemic and PPARγ agonist activities of 5-(2-Alkyl/aryl-6-Arylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-5-yl)methylene-1,3-thiazolidinediones.

abstract：:Bacterial resistance to most of the available antibiotics has stimulated the discovery of novel efficacious antibacterial agents. Bedaquiline is first of its type that has been specifically introduced for the management of MDR-TB in combination with other drugs. In this study, a series of isoniazid/ethambutol/pyrazina...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Li L,Jin Y,Wang B,Yang Z,Liu M,Guo H,Zhang J,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An application of molecular dynamics and molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann surface area techniques to the prediction of protein kinase inhibitor selectivity is presented. A highly active and selective ERK2 inhibitor was placed in equivalent orientations in five different protein kinases (SRC, LCK, GSK3, JNK3 and A...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Muzzioli E,Del Rio A,Rastelli G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asn-Gly-Arg peptides have been designed as vehicles for the delivery of chemotherapeutics, magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents, and fluorescence labels to tumor cells, and cardiac angiogenic tissue. Specificity is derived via an interaction with aminopeptidase N, also known as CD13, a cell surface receptor that...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Plesniak LA,Salzameda B,Hinderberger H,Regan E,Kahn J,Mills SA,Teriete P,Yao Y,Jennings P,Marassi F,Adams JA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2), also known as GPR43, is activated by short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are mainly produced by the gut microbiota through the fermentation of undigested carbohydrates and dietary fibers. FFA2 currently appears to be a potential target in the management of obesity, diabetes, inflamm...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Ma L,Wang T,Shi M,Fu P,Pei H,Ye H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel 1,5-benzodiazepine derivatives were rationally designed and synthesized following the principle of the superposition of bioactive substructures by the combination of 1,5-benzodiazepine, pyridine (phenyl), and an ester group. The structures of the target compounds were determined by (1) H NMR, (13) C ...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： An YS,Hao ZF,Zhang XJ,Wang LZ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alyteserin-2a (ILGKLLSTAAGLLSNL.NH2 ) stimulated the rate of insulin release from BRIN-BD11 clonalβ cells at a concentration of 30 nm (p < 0.05) with a response of 296 ± 26% of basal release at 3 μm (p < 0.001). The insulinotropic actions of analogs containing substitutions by l-lysine, d-lysine, or l-tryptophan at si...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Ojo OO,Abdel-Wahab YH,Flatt PR,Conlon JM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobization of proteins, such as chemical acylation, has been recognized as an efficient method for improving their membrane permeability. In this research, chicken cystatin, a model protein inhibitor of cysteine proteinases, was acylated with fatty acyl residues of 6-18 carbon atoms. The chemical modification wa...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Kocevar N,Obermajer N,Kreft S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TATA-binding protein (TBP) is a central transcription factor in eukaryotes that interacts with a large number of different transcription factors; thus, affecting these interactions will be lethal for any living being. In this work, we present the first structural and dynamic computational study of the surface prop...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Santiago Á,Razo-Hernández RS,Pastor N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown an overexpression of γ-tubulin in human glioblastomas and glioblastoma cell lines. As the 2-year survival rate for glioblastoma is very poor, potential benefit exists for discovering novel chemotherapeutic agents that can inhibit γ-tubulin, which is known to form a ring complex that acts as a...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Friesen DE,Barakat KH,Semenchenko V,Perez-Pineiro R,Fenske BW,Mane J,Wishart DS,Tuszynski JA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein flexibility plays a major role in biomolecular recognition. In many cases, it is not obvious how molecular structure will change upon association with other molecules. In proteins, these changes can be major, with large deviations in overall backbone structure, or they can be more subtle as in a side-chain rot...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Sinko W,Lindert S,McCammon JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied a novel molecular descriptor, three-dimensional biologically relevant spectrum (BRS-3D), in subtype selectivity prediction of dopamine receptor (DR) ligands. BRS-3D is a shape similarity profile calculated by superimposing the objective compounds against 300 template ligands from sc-PDB. First, we construct...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Kuang ZK,Feng SY,Hu B,Wang D,He SB,Kong DX

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 8 agonists, which activate adaptive immune responses by inducing robust production of T-helper 1-polarizing cytokines, are promising candidates for vaccine adjuvants. As the binding site of toll-like receptor 8 is large and highly flexible, virtual screening by individual method has inevitable limit...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Pei F,Jin H,Zhou X,Xia J,Sun L,Liu Z,Zhang L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six lycorine derivatives were prepared, characterized, and evaluated for their in vitro anti-Trichomonas vaginalis activity. Compounds bearing an acetyl (2), lauroyl (3), benzoyl (4 and 5), and p-nitrobenzoyl (6 and 7) groups were synthesized. The best activity was achieved with lycorine esterified at C-2 position wit...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Giordani RB,Junior CO,de Andrade JP,Bastida J,Zuanazzi JA,Tasca T,de Almeida MV

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-organism resistance is an important challenge in modern medicine due to the global uncontrolled use of antibiotics. Natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) symbolize a new family of antibiotics, which have stimulated research and clinical interest as new therapeutic options for infections. They repre...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Piotrowska U,Sobczak M,Oledzka E

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An effective one-pot synthesis of bis(dihydropyrimidinonoe)benzenes using chlorotrimethylsilane (TMSCl) through Biginelli condensation reaction of terephthalic aldehyde, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and (thio)urea or guanidine under microwave irradiation conditions is described. Excellent yields of the products and simple...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Azizian J,Mohammadi MK,Firuzi O,Mirza B,Miri R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of new 1-phenylsulphonyl-2-(1-methylindol-3-yl)-benzimidazole derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and anthropic cancer cell lines. Among them, compound 33 displayed the most potent tubulin polymerization inhibitory activity in vitro (IC50  = 1...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Wang YT,Cai XC,Shi TQ,Zhang YL,Wang ZC,Liu CH,Zhu HL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One pharmacophore model and three quantitative structure-activity relationship models were developed on a series of benzimidazole and imidazole inhibitors of histone deacetylase 2. The goodness of hit score value of the best pharmacophore model was 0.756, which indicated that it is reliable to be used for virtual scre...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Xiang Y,Hou Z,Zhang Z

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel triazolinones were synthesized and their structures were characterized by (1)H NMR, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The herbicidal activities were evaluated against Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv., Digitaria adscendens, Brassica napus and Amaranthus retroflexus. Th...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Wang L,Ma Y,Liu XH,Li YH,Song HB,Li ZM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-secosteroidal ligands are well-known vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonists. In this study, we described a combined QM/MM to define the protein-ligand interaction energy a strong positive correlation in both QM-MM interaction energy and binding free energy against the biological activity. The molecular dynamics simulat...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Selvaraman N,Selvam SK,Muthusamy K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we searched for potential DNA GyrB inhibitors using pharmacophore-based virtual screening followed by molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation approaches. For this purpose, a set of 248 DNA GyrB inhibitors was collected from the literature and a well-validated pharmacophore model was generate...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Islam MA,Pillay TS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports describe modulators of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP)-caspase interaction designed from the AVPI N-terminal peptide sequence of second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase. A fragment-based drug design strategy was initiated to identify therapeutic non-peptidomimetic antagonists of X-link...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Moore CD,Wu H,Bolaños B,Bergqvist S,Brooun A,Pauly T,Nowlin D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously designed and reported a novel class of drugs, namely hybrid peptides, which are chemically synthesized and composed of a targeted binding peptide and a lytic-type peptide containing cationic amino acid residues that cause cancer cell death. In the present study, we screened for peptides that bind to inte...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Kurihara R,Horibe T,Shimizu E,Torisawa A,Gaowa A,Kohno M,Kawakami K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this work were to express the EC5 domain of E-cadherin and determine its structural characteristics as well as to evaluate the binding properties of HAV and BLG4 peptides to EC5 using spectroscopic methods. Homophilic interactions of E-cadherins are responsible for cell-cell adhesion in the adherens ...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Zheng K,Laurence JS,Kuczera K,Verkhivker G,Middaugh CR,Siahaan TJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their poor metabolic stability and limited blood-brain barrier permeability, endomorphins have a low analgesic efficacy when administered systemically. Therefore, it is of great importance to design analogues with improved peptidase resistance and better delivery to the central nervous system. Recently, nov...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Mallareddy JR,Tóth G,Fazakas C,Molnár J,Nagyőszi P,Lipkowski AW,Krizbai IA,Wilhelm I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unprotected S-acylated cysteine isopeptides containing α-, β- or γ-amino acid units have been synthesized, and their conversion to native hexapeptides by S- to the N-terminus ligations involving 17-, 18- and 19-membered cyclic transition states have been demonstrated both experimentally and computationally to be more ...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Panda SS,El-Nachef C,Bajaj K,Al-Youbi AO,Oliferenko A,Katritzky AR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronaviruses comprise a large group of RNA viruses with diverse host specificity. The emergence of highly pathogenic strains like the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and the discovery of two new coronaviruses, NL-63 and HKU1, corroborates the high rate of mutation and recombination that have enabled them to cross specie...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Bacha U,Barrila J,Gabelli SB,Kiso Y,Mario Amzel L,Freire E

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein modification can have far-reaching effects. NEDDylation, a protein modification process with the protein NEDD8, stabilizes and modifies how the targeted protein interacts with other proteins. Its role in system regulation makes it a prime therapeutic target, and virtual high-throughput screening has already id...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Chen JJ,Schmucker LN,Visco DP Jr

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Src Homology 2 (SH2) domains are approximately 100 amino acid domains that mediate recognition of tyrosine-phosphorylated sites by signalling proteins. Structures of SH2 domains with bound ligands indicate a potentially important role of water in influencing the binding thermodynamics. In this study, we used molecular...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Geroult S,Hooda M,Virdee S,Waksman G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cholesteryl-functionalized derivative of activity dependent neurotrophic factor-9 peptide (a nine amino acid core peptide of activity-dependent neurotrophic factor, acting against Alzheimer's disease) was synthesized aiming at the improvement of its bioavailability. Therefore, its uptake was comparatively investigat...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Katsari E,Zikos C,Tziveleka LA,Paravatou-Petsotas M,Paleos CM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinacrine-the drug based on 9-aminoacridine-failed in clinical trials for prion diseases, whereas it was active in in vitro studies. We hypothesize that aromatic nucleophilic substitution at C9 could be contributing factor responsible for this failure because of the transfer of acridine moiety from quinacrine to abun...

journal_title：Chemical biology & drug design

authors： Šafařík M,Moško T,Zawada Z,Šafaříková E,Dračínský M,Holada K,Šebestík J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00