A Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Prion Replication and Mutant Prion Protein Toxicity.

abstract：:Leishmaniasis is a complex disease caused by over 20 Leishmania species that primarily affects populations with poor socioeconomic conditions. Currently available drugs for treating leishmaniasis include amphotericin B, paromomycin, and pentavalent antimonials, which have been associated with several limitations, such...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Herrera-Acevedo C,Perdomo-Madrigal C,Muratov EN,Scotti L,Scotti MT

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of new potential Ras ligands was generated by decorating a tricyclic levoglucosenone-derived scaffold with aromatic moieties. Some members of the panel show in vitro inhibitory activity toward the nucleotide exchange process on Ras and are toxic to some human cancer cell lines. ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Müller C,Gomez-Zurita Frau MA,Ballinari D,Colombo S,Bitto A,Martegani E,Airoldi C,van Neuren AS,Stein M,Weiser J,Battistini C,Peri F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to generate a reliable model of the homotrimeric structure for the human glutamate transporter EAAT1, based on experimental folding of transporter homologue from Pyrococcus horikoshii. The monomer structure was derived using a fragmental approach and the homotrimer was assembled using pr...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Pedretti A,De Luca L,Sciarrillo C,Vistoli G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Sheet antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are well recognized as promising candidates for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. To dissociate antimicrobial activity and hemolytic effect of β-sheet AMPs, we hypothesize that N-methylation of the intramolecular hydrogen bond(s)-forming amides could impro...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Li Y,Bionda N,Yongye A,Geer P,Stawikowski M,Cudic P,Martinez K,Houghten RA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) is a cytosolic monomeric enzyme present in eukaryotes such as fungi and protozoa, but is not found in prokaryotes. The attachment of a 14-carbon saturated fatty acid, myristate, from myristoyl-CoA (14:0 CoA) to the N-terminal glycine residue in a specific set of cellular proteins is common...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Zhao C,Ma S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical biology approaches have a long history in the exploration of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family, which represents the largest and most important group of targets for therapeutics. The analysis of the human genome revealed a significant number of new members with unknown physiological function which ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Jacoby E,Bouhelal R,Gerspacher M,Seuwen K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium parasites kill 435 000 people around the world every year due to unavailable vaccines, a limited arsenal of antimalarial drugs, delayed treatment, and the reduced clinical effectiveness of current practices caused by drug resistance. Therefore, there is an urgent need to discover and develop new antiplasmod...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： de Souza Pereira C,Costa Quadros H,Magalhaes Moreira DR,Castro W,Santos De Deus Da Silva RI,Botelho Pereira Soares M,Fontinha D,Prudêncio M,Schmitz V,Dos Santos HF,Gendrot M,Fonta I,Mosnier J,Pradines B,Navarro M

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The design of multitarget-directed ligands is a promising strategy for discovering innovative drugs. Here, we report a mechanistic study that clarifies key aspects of the dual inhibition of the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes by a new multitarget-directed ligand named ARN2508 (2-...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Palermo G,Favia AD,Convertino M,De Vivo M

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteinases of the astacin family are drawing ever increasing attention as potential drug targets. However, knowledge regarding inhibitors thereof is limited in most cases. Crucial for the development of metalloprotease inhibitors is high selectivity, to avoid side effects brought about by inhibition of off-tar...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Tan K,Jäger C,Schlenzig D,Schilling S,Buchholz M,Ramsbeck D

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated stress response comprises multiple signaling pathways for detecting and responding to cellular stress that converge at a single event-the phosphorylation of Ser51 on the α-subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2α). Phosphorylation of eIF2α (eIF2α-P) results in attenuation of global p...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Hearn BR,Jaishankar P,Sidrauski C,Tsai JC,Vedantham P,Fontaine SD,Walter P,Renslo AR

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug metabolism, toxicity, and their interaction profiles are major issues in the drug-discovery and lead-optimization processes. The cytochromes P450 (CYPs) 2D6 and 2C9 are enzymes involved in the oxidative metabolism of a majority of marketed drugs. Therefore, the prediction of the binding affinity towards CYP2D6 an...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Rossato G,Ernst B,Smiesko M,Spreafico M,Vedani A

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We designed and synthesized two novel series of azapodophyllotoxin analogues as potential antivascular agents. A linker was inserted between the trimethoxyphenyl ring E and the tetracyclic ABCD moiety of the 4-aza-1,2-didehydropodophyllotoxins. In the first series, the linker enables free rotation between the two moie...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Labruère R,Gautier B,Testud M,Seguin J,Lenoir C,Desbène-Finck S,Helissey P,Garbay C,Chabot GG,Vidal M,Giorgi-Renault S

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we propose the D-Trp-Phe sequence within an inverse type II β-turn as a new kind of pharmacophoric motif for μ-opioid receptor (MOR) cyclopeptide agonists. Initially, we observed that c[Tyr-D-Pro-D-Trp-Phe-Gly] (4), an analogue of endomorphin-1 (H-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH₂) lacking the crucial protonatable amino grou...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Gentilucci L,Tolomelli A,De Marco R,Spampinato S,Bedini A,Artali R

更新日期：2011-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic concept is presented that allows the construction of peptide isostere libraries through polymer-supported C-acylation reactions. A phosphorane linker reagent is used as a carbanion equivalent; by employing MSNT as a coupling reagent, the C-acylation can be conducted without racemization. Diastereoselective...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Weik S,Luksch T,Evers A,Böttcher J,Sotriffer CA,Hasilik A,Löffler HG,Klebe G,Rademann J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that chalcones are promising scaffolds for the development of new monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors. As a continuation of our ongoing research into the development of reversible human MAO-B (hMAO-B) inhibitors, two series of twenty chalcones containing electron-donating and electron-wi...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mathew B,Uçar G,Mathew GE,Mathew S,Kalatharakkal Purapurath P,Moolayil F,Mohan S,Varghese Gupta S

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pathogen Box is a 400-strong collection of drug-like compounds, selected for their potential against several of the world's most important neglected tropical diseases, including trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, filariasis, schistosomiasis, dengue virus and trichuriasis, in addition...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Veale CGL

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The first series of 2'-substituted 2-(3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine derivatives, (2R)- and (2S)-(2',2'-dichloro-3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine (10) and (11), and 2-(2'-chloro-3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine (12) were synthesized and evaluated as mGluR ligands. Compounds 11 and 12 were shown to ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Pellicciari R,Filosa R,Fulco MC,Marinozzi M,Macchiarulo A,Novak C,Natalini B,Hermit MB,Nielsen S,Sager TN,Stensbøl TB,Thomsen C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of new substituted 7-phenyl-3H-pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolin-9-ones were synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity. The most active derivatives showed high selectivity against human leukemia cell lines and potently inhibited their growth, with GI(50) values in the nanomolar range. The active com...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Ferlin MG,Bortolozzi R,Brun P,Castagliuolo I,Hamel E,Basso G,Viola G

更新日期：2010-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has increased owing to an unhealthy diet, a limited amount of exercise, and obesity. The search for novel and efficient antidiabetes agents has become an urgent task for scientists. Among the antidiabetes drugs, α-glucosidase inhibitor drugs ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Liu Z,Ma S

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we report the synthesis, photophysical properties, positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy of methyl 3-(1'-m-iodobenzyloxy)ethyl-3-devinyl-verdin 4 (with or without the 124 I isotope). The PET imaging ability and ex vivo biodistribution of [124 I]4 were compared with t...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Marko AJ,Dukh M,Patel NJ,Missert JR,Ohulchanskyy T,Tabaczynski WA,Ohkubo K,Fukuzumi S,Yao R,Sajjad M,Pandey RK

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The spider polyamine toxins Joro spider toxin-3 (JSTX-3) and Nephila polyamine toxins-1 and -8 (NPTX-1 and NPTX-8) are isolated from the venom of the orb-weaver spider Nephila clavata (Joro spider). They share a high degree of structural resemblance, their aromatic head groups being the only difference, and were recen...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Xiong XF,Poulsen MH,Hussein RA,Nørager NG,Strømgaard K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative method to prepare 2-organylchalcogenopheno[2,3-b]pyridines was developed by the insertion of chalcogen species (selenium, sulfur or tellurium), generated in situ, into 2-chloro-3-(organylethynyl)pyridines by using the NaBH4 /PEG-400 reducing system, followed by an intramolecular cyclization. It was poss...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Peglow TJ,Bartz RH,Martins CC,Belladona AL,Luchese C,Wilhelm EA,Schumacher RF,Perin G

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been 25 years since the development of the first efficient HIV-1/AIDS treatment. Scientists now know more about the HIV-1 infection life cycle, and more than 30 antiretroviral drugs have been developed, including HIV-1 fusion inhibitors. Fundamental work was begun in the early 1990s and led to the development o...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Cai L,Jiang S

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha,beta-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds as potential drug candidates is a controversial topic since their potential Michael acceptor activity can lead to cell damage and cytotoxicity. Nevertheless, the alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl functionality can be employed as a tool to fine tune biological activity by directl...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Amslinger S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs may have polypharmacological phenomena, that is, in addition to the desired target, they may also bind to many undesired or unknown physiological targets. As a result, they often exert side effects. In some cases, off-target interactions may lead to drug repositioning or to explaining a drug's mode of action. He...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Patel H,Lucas X,Bendik I,Günther S,Merfort I

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,6-Dimethyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine-1,4-dicarboxamide derivatives were synthesized, and their structures were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This reaction yields the 1,4-dicarboxamide derivatives rather than the 1,2-dicarboxamide derivatives. Their in vitro antitumor activities were evaluated against SGC-79...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Rao GW,Guo YM,Hu WX

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silent Night: Antagonism of the orexin (or hypocretin) system has recently been identified as a novel mechanism for the treatment of insomnia. Herein, we describe discovery of a dual (OX(1)R/OX(2)R) orexin receptor antagonist featuring a 1,4-diazepane central constraint that blocks orexin signaling in vivo. In telemet...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Whitman DB,Cox CD,Breslin MJ,Brashear KM,Schreier JD,Bogusky MJ,Bednar RA,Lemaire W,Bruno JG,Hartman GD,Reiss DR,Harrell CM,Kraus RL,Li Y,Garson SL,Doran SM,Prueksaritanont T,Li C,Winrow CJ,Koblan KS,Renger JJ,C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a valuable technique for ligand screening, because it exhibits high specificity toward chemical structure and interactions. Dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is a recent advance in NMR methodology that enables the creation of non-equilibrium spin states, wh...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Min H,Sekar G,Hilty C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we describe the synthesis and conformational analysis of a series of bicyclic thymidine derivatives and their evaluation as inhibitors of thymidine monophosphate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TMPKmt), based on previously discovered bicyclic sugar nucleosides. With a K(i) value of 2.3 microm, 1-[3-amin...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Van Daele I,Munier-Lehmann H,Hendrickx PM,Marchal G,Chavarot P,Froeyen M,Qing L,Martins JC,Van Calenbergh S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products containing the α,β-unsaturated δ-lactone skeleton have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities. The natural product (-)-tarchonanthuslactone (1) possessing this privileged scaffold is a popular synthetic target, but its biological activity remains underexplored. Herein, the total synt...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Toneto Novaes LF,Martins Avila C,Pelizzaro-Rocha KJ,Vendramini-Costa DB,Pereira Dias M,Barbosa Trivella DB,Ernesto de Carvalho J,Ferreira-Halder CV,Pilli RA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00