Recent advances in combretastatin based derivatives and prodrugs as antimitotic agents.

abstract：:The synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling of a series of pyrrole compounds related to 3,5-dibromo-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid that evaluates and optimizes C-4 substituents are reported. The key factor for microtubule depolymerization activity appears to be the presence of an ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Da C,Telang N,Hall K,Kluball E,Barelli P,Finzel K,Jia X,Gupton JT,Mooberry SL,Kellogg GE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combinatorial library of 6 × 106 cyclic peptides was synthesized in the one bead-two compound format, with each bead displaying a unique cyclic peptide on its surface and a linear peptide encoding tag in its interior. Screening of the library against K-Ras identified compounds that bound K-Ras with submicromolar aff...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Wu X,Upadhyaya P,Villalona-Calero MA,Briesewitz R,Pei D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of cyclic peptides were designed and prepared to investigate the physicochemical properties that affect oral bioavailabilty of this chemotype in rats. In particular, the ionization state of the peptide was examined by the incorporation of naturally occurring amino acid residues that are charged in differing r...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Rand AC,Leung SS,Eng H,Rotter CJ,Sharma R,Kalgutkar AS,Zhang Y,Varma MV,Farley KA,Khunte B,Limberakis C,Price DA,Liras S,Mathiowetz AM,Jacobson MP,Lokey RS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three monoketone derivatives of curcumin were synthesized to investigate the synergy with fluconazole against fluconazole-resistant Candida spp. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC80) and the fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of the antifungal synergist fluconazole were measured against flu...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Zhao F,Dong HH,Wang YH,Wang TY,Yan ZH,Yan F,Zhang DZ,Cao YY,Jin YS

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We used quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations to test if antimalarial primaquine (PQ) and its derivatives aid the conversion of hemoglobin to methemoglobin by binding to hemoglobin and merely lowering hemoglobin's ionization potential (IP). Our results showed that PQ and its derivatives do not significant...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Liu H,Ding Y,Walker LA,Doerksen RJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A focused library of 24 N-aryl urea derivatives was prepared and evaluated against serine esterases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) Rv3802c and Mtb Ag85C. The members of the library were evaluated for both selectivity and mode of inhibition. Furan-based urea derivative 6c was found to be the most potent non-covale...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Vartak A,Goins C,de Moura VCN,Schreidah CM,Landgraf AD,Lin B,Du J,Jackson M,Ronning DR,Sucheck SJ

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is a transcription factor that plays key roles in cancer, including providing a mechanism for cell survival under proteotoxic stress. Therefore, inhibition of the HSF1-stress pathway represents an exciting new opportunity in cancer treatment. We employed an unbiased phenotypic screen to disc...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Rye CS,Chessum NE,Lamont S,Pike KG,Faulder P,Demeritt J,Kemmitt P,Tucker J,Zani L,Cheeseman MD,Isaac R,Goodwin L,Boros J,Raynaud F,Hayes A,Henley AT,de Billy E,Lynch CJ,Sharp SY,Te Poele R,Fee LO,Foote KM,Gree

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1, EC 3.1.4.1) is a metalloenzyme that belongs to the NPP family, which comprises seven subtypes (NPP1-7). NPP1 hydrolyzes a wide range of phosphodiester bonds, e.g. in nucleoside triphosphates, (cyclic) dinucleotides, and nucleotide sugars yielding nucleoside 5'...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Lee SY,Müller CE

更新日期：2017-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Many reports have suggested that NRP-1 acts as a co-receptor for VEGF-A165 and boosts tumour growth and metastasis. This NRP-1, due to its important role in tumour progression, triggered interest in the design of new molecules able to significantly inhibit NRP-1/VEGF-A165 interaction to suppress pathological angiogene...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Puszko AK,Sosnowski P,Tymecka D,Raynaud F,Hermine O,Lepelletier Y,Misicka A

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Carbolines have been assessed for osteoclastogenesis. However, their effect on osteoblasts during estrogen deficiency is still unclear. Here, a series of novel piperazine and tetrazole tag β-carbolines have been synthesized and examined for osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In vitro data suggest that compound 8g ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Karvande A,Khan S,Khan I,Singh D,Khedgikar V,Kushwaha P,Ahmad N,Kothari P,Dhasmana A,Kant R,Trivedi R,Chauhan PMS

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are amongst the most common and prevalent infectious diseases worldwide, with uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) reported as the main causative pathogen. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are commonly used to treat UTIs but for infections involving UPEC biofilms, which are commonly associa...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Verderosa AD,Harris J,Dhouib R,Totsika M,Fairfull-Smith KE

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel primaquine-cell penetrating peptide conjugates were synthesised and tested in vitro against liver stage Plasmodium berghei parasites. Generally, the conjugates were more active than the parent peptides and, in some cases, than the parent drug. These are unprecedented findings that may open a new route towards an...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Aguiar L,Machado M,Sanches-Vaz M,Prudêncio M,Vale N,Gomes P

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery promotes the growth of interest in investigations of interaction between nanomaterials. In this paper, we report the in vitro studies of eukaryotic cell physiological response to incubation with graphene oxide and planar kaolin nanoclay. Graphene family mat...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Rozhina E,Batasheva S,Danilushkina A,Kryuchkova M,Gomzikova M,Cherednichenko Y,Nigamatzyanova L,Akhatova F,Fakhrullin R

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Arylethynyl derivatives of (N)-methanocarba adenosine 5'-uronamides are selective A3AR (adenosine receptor) agonists. Here we substitute a 1,2,3-triazol-1-yl linker in place of the rigid, linear ethynyl group to eliminate its potential metabolic liability. Docking of nucleosides containing possible short linker moie...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Tosh DK,Paoletta S,Chen Z,Crane S,Lloyd J,Gao ZG,Gizewski ET,Auchampach JA,Salvemini D,Jacobson KA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type III secretion system injectisome is a syringe-like multimembrane spanning nanomachine that is essential to the pathogenicity but not viability of many clinically relevant Gram-negative bacteria, such as enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to the rise in antib...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Lyons BJE,Strynadka NCJ

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the scaffold of astemizole, three novel turn-on fluorescent probes (N1-N3) for human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel were developed herein. These probes have reasonable fluorescence properties, acceptable cell toxicity, and potent inhibitory activity, all of which contribute to cell imagin...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Zhang X,Liu T,Wang B,Gao Y,Liu P,Li M,Du L

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Rigidification of the isobutyl side chain of drug-like AT2 receptor agonists and antagonists that are structurally related to the first reported selective AT2 receptor agonist 1 (C21) delivered bioactive indane derivatives. Four enantiomer pairs were synthesized and the enantiomers were isolated in an optical purity >...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Wallinder C,Sköld C,Sundholm S,Guimond MO,Yahiaoui S,Lindeberg G,Gallo-Payet N,Hallberg M,Alterman M

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Potent, selective, and cell active small molecule kinase inhibitors are useful tools to help unravel the complexities of kinase signaling. As the biological functions of individual kinases become better understood, they can become targets of drug discovery efforts. The small molecules used to shed light on function ca...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Wells CI,Kapadia NR,Couñago RM,Drewry DH

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptomic phenotypes defined for melanoma have been reported to correlate with sensitivity to various drugs. In this study, we aimed to define a minimal signature that could be used to distinguish melanoma sub-types in vitro, and to determine suitable drugs by which these sub-types can be targeted. By using prima...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Senses KM,Ghasemi M,Akbar MW,Isbilen M,Fallacara AL,Frankenburg S,Schenone S,Lotem M,Botta M,Gure AO

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we have focused on the recent progress in metal complexes that are able to bind to β-amyloid (Aβ) species. We have discussed various radioactive complexes of 99mTc, 68Ga, 64Cu, 89Zr, and 111In, which were designed as Aβ imaging agents for positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission co...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Chen K,Cui M

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine and tyrosine-based amino acid conjugates of monocarboxylate transporter types 1 and 2 inhibitors (MCT1/2) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their potency in blocking the proliferation of a human B lymphoma cell line that expresses the transporters Asct2, LAT1 and MCT1. Appropriate placement of an ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Nair RN,Mishra JK,Li F,Tortosa M,Yang C,Doherty JR,Cameron M,Cleveland JL,Roush WR,Bannister TD

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To increase the diversity of estrogen receptor (ER) ligands having novel structures and activities, series of selenophene derivatives with a basic side chain (BSC) were synthesized and their biological activity as subtype-selective antagonists for the ER was explored. Compared with the selenophenes without a BSC, most...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Luo J,Hu Z,Xiao Y,Yang T,Dong C,Huang J,Zhou HB

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:As the protein databank (PDB) recently passed the cap of 123 456 structures, it stands more than ever as an important resource not only to analyze structural features of specific biological systems, but also to study the prevalence of structural patterns observed in a large body of unrelated structures, that may refle...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Ferreira de Freitas R,Schapira M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrinsic and acquired resistance to conventional and targeted therapeutics is a fundamental reason for treatment failure in many cancer patients. Targeted approaches to overcome chemoresistance as well as resistance to targeted approaches require in depth understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. The anti...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Ferreira BI,Lie MK,Engelsen AST,Machado S,Link W,Lorens JB

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is one of the key enzymes involved in the degradation of fatty acid ethanolamides (FAEs), especially for palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). Pharmacological blockage of NAAA restores PEA levels, providing therapeutic benefits in the management of inflammation and pain. In the current wo...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Zhou P,Xiang L,Zhao D,Ren J,Qiu Y,Li Y

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is an ever-evolving infectious disease that urgently needs new drugs. In the search for new antituberculosis agents, a library of 3-cinnamoyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-ones (CHPs) (2a-2y) was synthesized and evaluated against a standard virulent laboratory strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. O...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Bhat ZS,Ul Lah H,Rather MA,Maqbool M,Ara T,Ahmad Z,Yousuf SK

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we present the design and synthesis of a series of novel heterocyclic derivatives of (-)-borneol and (-)-isoborneol as potent inhibitors of the influenza A virus. All compounds were tested for their toxicity against MDCK cells and for virus-inhibiting activity against the influenza virus A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (H1...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Sokolova AS,Yarovaya OI,Semenova MD,Shtro AA,Orshanskaya IR,Zarubaev VV,Salakhutdinov NF

更新日期：2017-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there has been an emergence of significant interest in silver-based antimicrobials. Our goal was to develop a radioactive tracer for investigating the biological fate of such compounds. Purified 111Ag was incorporated into the methylated caffeine analogue, IC1 to yield the silver carbene complex designated a...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Aweda TA,Ikotun O,Mastren T,Cannon CL,Wright B,Youngs WJ,Cutler C,Guthrie J,Lapi SE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) is a key structural component in many biologically active molecules including natural products and synthetic pharmaceuticals. Here, we report on the use of transition-metal mediated [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerisation of alkynes to generate tricyclic THIQs with potential to selectively inhibit...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Santos ARN,Sheldrake HM,Ibrahim AIM,Danta CC,Bonanni D,Daga M,Oliaro-Bosso S,Boschi D,Lolli ML,Pors K

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile acids have emerged as strong signaling molecules capable of influencing various biological processes like inflammation, apoptosis, cancer progression and atherosclerosis depending on their chemistry. In the present study, we investigated the effect of major hydrophobic bile acids lithocholic acid (LCA) and deoxyc...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Kundu S,Bansal S,Muthukumarasamy KM,Sachidanandan C,Motiani RK,Bajaj A

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00