Exploring the effectiveness of novel benzimidazoles as CB2 ligands: synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular docking studies and ADMET prediction.

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：:The benzisoxazole analogs represent one of the privileged structures in medicinal chemistry and there has been an increasing number of studies on benzisoxazole-containing compounds. The unique benzisoxazole scaffold also exhibits an impressive potential as antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-glycation a...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Rakesh KP,Shantharam CS,Sridhara MB,Manukumar HM,Qin HL

更新日期：2017-10-31 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C7MD00637C.]. ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Okombo J,Chibale K

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of indole derivatives was designed and synthesised to improve on activity and circumvent pharmacokinetic limitations experienced with the structurally related compound, ladostigil. The compounds consisted of a propargylamine moiety (a known MAO inhibitor and neuroprotector) at the N1 position and a ChE inhibi...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Denya I,Malan SF,Enogieru AB,Omoruyi SI,Ekpo OE,Kapp E,Zindo FT,Joubert J

更新日期：2018-01-16 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：: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：:Herein, we disclose the development of a catalyst- and protecting-group-free microwave-enhanced Friedländer synthesis which permits the single-step, convergent assembly of diverse 8-hydroxyquinolines with greatly improved reaction yields over traditional oil bath heating (increased from 34% to 72%). This rapid synthes...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Garrison AT,Abouelhassan Y,Yang H,Yousaf HH,Nguyen TJ,Huigens Iii RW

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel series of 2-pyrazoline derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitory, Aβ anti-aggregating and neuroprotective activities. Among these, 3d, 3e, 3g, and 3h were established as the most potent and selective BChE inhibitors (IC50 = 0.5-3.9 μM), while 3f presented dual in...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Unsal-Tan O,Tüylü Küçükkılınç T,Ayazgök B,Balkan A,Ozadali-Sari K

更新日期：2019-05-09 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：:The introduction of proteins into dendritic cells (DCs) ex vivo is a critical step for the DC-based immunotherapy of cancer. Here, we developed a biotin-modified polymer with multiple hydrophobic membrane anchors for cells that functions as a synthetic receptor for an antigen protein, ovalbumin (OVA), to introduce it ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Li C,Takeo M,Matsuda M,Nagai H,Xizheng S,Hatanaka W,Kishimura A,Inoue H,Tani K,Mori T,Katayama Y

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Three series of compounds were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activity against a procaspase-3 over-expression cancer cell line (U937) and a procaspase-3 no-expression cancer cell line (MCF-7) to rule out off-target effects. Biological evaluation led to the identification of a series ...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Ma J,Ni X,Gao Y,Huang K,Liu J,Wang Y,Chen R,Wang C

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents an attractive drug target in parasitic infections such as malaria due to its genetic essentiality and amenability to inhibition by drug-like small molecules. Scaffold simplification from previously reported inhibitors containing bicyclic cores identified phenyl derivative 3, pro...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Yu Z,Brannigan JA,Rangachari K,Heal WP,Wilkinson AJ,Holder AA,Leatherbarrow RJ,Tate EW

更新日期：2015-10-08 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：: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：:Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as African sleeping sickness, is caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. As the disease progresses, the parasites cross the blood brain barrier and are lethal for the patients if the disease is left untreated. Current therapies suffer from several drawback...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Berninger M,Schmidt I,Ponte-Sucre A,Holzgrabe U

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel indazole-pyrone hybrids were synthesized by a one pot reaction between N-alkyl-6(5)-nitroindazoles and 2-pyrone (4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one) using indium or stannous chloride as the reducing system in the presence of acetic acid in tetrahydrofuran. The hybrid molecules were obtained in good to...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： El Ghozlani M,Bouissane L,Berkani M,Mojahidi S,Allam A,Menendez C,Cojean S,Loiseau PM,Baltas M,Rakib EM

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is involved in hyper-proliferative diseases such as cancer and pulmonary arterial hypertension. We have synthesized inhibitors that are selective for the two isoforms of sphingosine kinase (SK1 and SK2) that catalyze the synthesis of S1P. A thiourea adduct of sphinganine (F02) is selectiv...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Byun HS,Pyne S,Macritchie N,Pyne NJ,Bittman R

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Much effort has been devoted to targeting agents for imaging and chemotherapy of tumors in cancer research, but there remain significant unmet needs in that area. We have reported a series of preclinical TrkC targeting agents for diagnoses and treatment of metastatic breast cancer; however, with respect to optical ima...

journal_title：MedChemComm

authors： Yang Z,Usama SM,Li F,Burgess K,Li Z

更新日期：2018-08-03 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：: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 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：: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