A zwitterionic near-infrared dye linked TrkC targeting agent for imaging metastatic breast cancer.

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：: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：: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

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：: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：: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：: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：:Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, complex and multifactorial disease associated characteristically with hyperglycemia. One of the most recently approved antidiabetic drug classes for clinical use are sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors. SGLT-2 is a protein expressed in the kidneys, responsible for gl...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： da Silva PN,da Conceição RA,do Couto Maia R,de Castro Barbosa ML

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical aminoglycoside antibiotics are obsolete or hampered by the emergence of drug resistant bacteria. Recent discoveries of antifungal amphiphilic kanamycins offer new strategies for reviving and repurposing these old drugs. A simple structural modification turns the clinically obsolete antibacterial kanamycin in...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Subedi YP,AlFindee MN,Takemoto JY,Chang CT

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies point towards the possible disadvantages of using hydroxamic acid-based zinc-binding groups in HDAC inhibitors due to e.g. mutagenicity issues. In this work, we elaborated on our previously developed Tubathian series, a class of highly selective thiaheterocyclic HDAC6 inhibitors, by replacing the benzoh...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Depetter Y,Geurs S,Vanden Bussche F,De Vreese R,Franceus J,Desmet T,De Wever O,D'hooghe M

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A library of 33 compounds was screened for potentiation of the antibiotic FR 900098 against the Francisella tularensis surrogate Francisella novicida. From the screen a highly potent 2-oxazoline adjuvant was discovered capable of potentiating FR 900098 with a 1000-fold reduction in MIC against the Francisella sub-spec...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Stephens MD,Yodsanit N,Melander C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that natural steroid compounds containing a peroxide bridge exhibited potential anti-hepatitis B virus activity. To continue our research, a simple and regioselective methodology, using Eosin Y as a clean photosensitized oxidation catalyst, was developed for the synthesis of a peroxi...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Jia M,Zhao R,Xu B,Yan W,Chu F,Gu H,Xie T,Xiang H,Ren J,Chen D,Wang P,Lei H

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic screening is in a renaissance phase and is expected by many academic and industry leaders to accelerate the discovery of new drugs for new biology. Given that phenotypic screening is per definition target agnostic, the emphasis of in silico and in vitro follow-up work is on the exploration of possible molec...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Digles D,Zdrazil B,Neefs JM,Van Vlijmen H,Herhaus C,Caracoti A,Brea J,Roibás B,Loza MI,Queralt-Rosinach N,Furlong LI,Gaulton A,Bartek L,Senger S,Chichester C,Engkvist O,Evelo CT,Franklin NI,Marren D,Ecker GF,Jacob

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was previously reported that 6β-aminomorphinan derivatives show high affinity for opiate receptors. Novel 6β-heteroarylamidomorphinanes were designed based on the MOR selective antagonist NAP. The 6β-aminomorphinanes were prepared with stereoselective Mitsunobu reaction and subsequently acylated with nicotinic acid...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Urai Á,Váradi A,Szőcs L,Komjáti B,Le Rouzic V,Hunkele A,Pasternak GW,Majumdar S,Hosztafi S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new iron(iii) complex with 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-quinolinol (HClMQ) as ligands, i.e., [Fe(ClMQ)2Cl] (1), was synthesized and evaluated for its anticancer activity. Compared to the HClMQ ligand, complex 1 showed a higher cytotoxicity towards a series of tumor cell lines, including Hep-G2, BEL-7404, NCI-H460, A549, ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Zou BQ,Qin QP,Bai YX,Cao QQ,Zhang Y,Liu YC,Chen ZF,Liang H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent probes and drugs have found widespread use as research tools and clinical agents. Covalent probes are useful because of their increased intracellular potency and because covalent labeling of cellular proteins can be tracked using click chemistry. Covalent drugs, on the other hand, can overcome drug resistance...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Kathman SG,Statsyuk AV

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Receptor mediated gene delivery to the liver offers advantages in treating genetic disorders such as hemophilia and hereditary tyrosinemia type I (HTI). Prior findings demonstrated that tethering the d-galactose head group to cationic lipids directs genes to the liver via asialoglycoprotein receptors (ASGPRs). In our ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Muripiti V,Lohchania B,Marepally SK,Patri SV

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenol of 1-(3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propyl)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)thiourea was selectively carbon-11 labelled to generate [11C]PBD150 in 7.3% yield from [11C]methyl triflate (non-decay corrected; radiochemical purity ≥95%, specific activity = 5.7 Ci/µmol, n=5). Evaluation of [11C]PBD150 by small animal PET ima...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Brooks AF,Jackson IM,Shao X,Kropog GW,Sherman P,Quesada CA,Scott PJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that troponoid compounds profoundly inhibit replication of herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and HSV-2 in cell culture, including acyclovir-resistant mutants. Synthesis of 26 alpha-hydroxylated tropolones (αHTs) led to a preliminary structure-activity relationship highlighting the potency of bi-pheny...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Berkowitz AJ,Franson AD,Gazquez Cassals A,Donald KA,Yu AJ,Garimallaprabhakaran AK,Morrison LA,Murelli RP

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the large-scale glycomics of more than 3500 human serum samples revealed that the serum glycoproteins of cancer patients often have more dominant and specific glycoforms, namely, branched tri- and tetra-antennary N-glycans, most cancer patient groups than normal control groups. We herein establishe...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Yogesh KV,Kamiyama T,Ohyama C,Yoneyama T,Nouso K,Kimura S,Hinou H,Nishimura SI

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four 14-sulfonamide-tetrandrine derivatives as potential anti-cancer agents were synthesized. The synthetic derivatives were investigated for their cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231, PC3, WM9, HEL and K562. Initially, the IC50 values (50% inhibitory concentrations) of all of the comp...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Song J,Lan J,Chen C,Hu S,Song J,Liu W,Zeng X,Lou H,Ben-David Y,Pan W

更新日期：2018-05-04 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：:The potential for carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) as antimicrobials represents an exciting prospective in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Trypto-CORM, a tryptophan-containing manganese(i) carbonyl, is toxic against E. coli following photo-activation. Here, we demonstrate that Trypto-CORM is toxic...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Ward JS,Morgan R,Lynam JM,Fairlamb IJS,Moir JWB

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal disease is an oral chronic immune-inflammatory disease highly prevalent worldwide that is initiated by specific oral bacterial species leading to local and systemic effects. The development of new preventive/therapeutic strategies to specifically target oral periodontopathogens without perturbing oral micr...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Thamban Chandrika N,Fosso MY,Alimova Y,May A,Gonzalez OA,Garneau-Tsodikova S

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Zampanolide and dactylolide are microtubule-stabilizing polyketides possessing potent cytotoxicity towards a variety of cancer cell lines. Using our understanding of the conformational preferences of the macrolide core in both natural products, we hypothesized that analogues lacking the C17-methyl group would maintain...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Henry JL,Wilson MR,Mulligan MP,Quinn TR,Sackett DL,Taylor RE

更新日期：2019-04-09 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：: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