An Improved Model of the Trypanosoma brucei CTP Synthetase Glutaminase Domain-Acivicin Complex.

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：:Singling out the truth: A combined application of STD-NMR, molecular docking, and CORCEMA-ST calculations is described as an attractive, easily applicable tool for the identification and validation of the binding site for allosteric ligands, with potential application as an aid in drug discovery research. ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Zhang W,Li R,Shin R,Wang Y,Padmalayam I,Zhai L,Krishna NR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S100B contributes to cell proliferation by binding the C terminus of p53 and inhibiting its tumor suppressor function. The use of multiple computational approaches to screen fragment libraries targeting the human S100B-p53 interaction site is reported. This in silico screening led to the identification of 280 novel pr...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Agamennone M,Cesari L,Lalli D,Turlizzi E,Del Conte R,Turano P,Mangani S,Padova A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoscale materials hold great promise in the therapeutic field. In particular, as carriers or vectors, they help bioactive molecules reach their primary targets. Furthermore, by themselves, certain nanomaterials-regarded as protective-can modulate particular metabolic pathways that are deregulated in pathological sit...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Bianco A,Muller S

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural product piperlonguminine (PL) has been shown to exert potential anticancer activity against several types of cancer via elevation of reactive oxidative species (ROS). However, the application of PL has been limited due to its poor water solubility and moderate activity. To improve PL's potency, we designed...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Wang X,Qian J,Zhu P,Hua R,Liu J,Hang J,Meng C,Shan W,Miao J,Ling Y

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxoisoaporphine alkaloids are a family of oxoisoquinoline-derived alkaloids that were first isolated from the rhizome of Menispermum dauricum DC. (Menispermaceae). It has been demonstrated that oxoisoaporphine alkaloids possess various biological properties, such as cholinesterase and β-amyloid inhibition, acting as a...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Zhang J,Chen L,Sun J

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of potent agonists of odorant receptors (ORs), a major class of G protein-coupled receptors, remains challenging due to complex receptor-ligand interactions. ORs are present in both olfactory and non-chemosensory tissues, indicating roles beyond odor detection that may include modulating physiological f...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Park BB,Lee N,Kim Y,Jae Y,Choi S,Kang N,Hong YR,Ok K,Cho J,Jeon YH,Lee EH,Byun Y,Koo J

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) control many cellular processes in cancer and tumour growth. Of significant interest is the role PPIs play in regulating apoptosis. The overexpression of the antiapoptosis regulating Bcl-2 family of proteins is commonly observed in several cancers, leading to resistance towards both...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Beekman AM,O'Connell MA,Howell LA

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is a cysteine amidase that preferentially hydrolyzes saturated or monounsaturated fatty acid ethanolamides (FAEs), such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and oleoylethanolamide (OEA), which are endogenous agonists of nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α). Com...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Vitale R,Ottonello G,Petracca R,Bertozzi SM,Ponzano S,Armirotti A,Berteotti A,Dionisi M,Cavalli A,Piomelli D,Bandiera T,Bertozzi F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) is an important drug target for the treatment of neurological disorders. A series of 6-nitrobenzothiazole-derived semicarbazones were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as inhibitors of the rat brain MAO-B isoenzyme. Most of the compounds were found to be potent inhibitors of MAO-B, with ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Tripathi RK,Goshain O,Ayyannan SR

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular chaperones that belong to the heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) family are a prerequisite for successful viral propagation for most viruses. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) uses Hsp90 for maturation, folding, and modification of viral proteins. Based on our previous discovery that marine alkaloid analogues with a 4,5...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Lillsunde KE,Tomašič T,Schult P,Lohmann V,Kikelj D,Tammela P

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The gold standard for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer consists of combination chemotherapy. Over time, however, the development of chemoresistant tumor clones leads to relapse. It may be possible to overcome oxaliplatin chemoresistance in colorectal cancer cells by exploiting a complex obtained from the ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Gandin V,Marzano C,Pelosi G,Ravera M,Gabano E,Osella D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iridium(III) complexes of the type [Ir(η(5) -C5 Me5 )Cl2 {Ph2 PCH2 CH2 CH2 S(O)x Ph-κP}] (x=0-2; 1-3) and [Ir(η(5) -C5 Me5 )Cl{Ph2 PCH2 CH2 CH2 S(O)x Ph-κP,κS}][PF6 ] (x=0-1; 4 and 5) with 3-(diphenylphosphino)propyl phenyl sulfide, sulfoxide, and sulfone ligands Ph2 PCH2 CH2 CH2 S(O)x Ph were designed, synthesized, a...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Ludwig G,Ranđelović I,Maksimović-Ivanić D,Mijatović S,Bulatović MZ,Miljković D,Korb M,Lang H,Steinborn D,Kaluđerović GN

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipid bilayers represent a complex, anisotropic environment fundamentally different from bulk oil or octanol, for instance. Even "simple" drug association to phospholipid bilayers can only be fully understood if the slab-of-hydrocarbon approach is abandoned and the complex, anisotropic properties of lipid bilay...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Alakoskela JM,Vitovic P,Kinnunen PK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is a cysteine hydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of endogenous lipid mediators such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). PEA has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects in animals by engaging peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPAR-α). Thus, p...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Fiasella A,Nuzzi A,Summa M,Armirotti A,Tarozzo G,Tarzia G,Mor M,Bertozzi F,Bandiera T,Piomelli D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A historical overview of key events that led, 50 years ago, to the foundation of the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC), and the impact this had on promoting and structuring medicinal chemistry as a discipline in Europe. EFMC, together with the growing number of newly established national medicinal che...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Differding E

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Therefore, identifying novel antibacterial targets and new antibacterial agents capable of treating infections by drug-resistant bacteria is of vital importance. The structurally simple yet pot...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Bionda N,Stawikowski M,Stawikowska R,Cudic M,López-Vallejo F,Treitl D,Medina-Franco J,Cudic P

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is a key signal-transduction enzyme activated by nitric oxide (NO). Impairments of the NO-sGC signaling pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and other diseases. Direct stimulation of sGC represents a promising therapeutic strategy particularly for the treat...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mittendorf J,Weigand S,Alonso-Alija C,Bischoff E,Feurer A,Gerisch M,Kern A,Knorr A,Lang D,Muenter K,Radtke M,Schirok H,Schlemmer KH,Stahl E,Straub A,Wunder F,Stasch JP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Deazaneplanocin A (DzNep) is a potential epigenetic drug for the treatment of various cancers. DzNep has been reported to deplete histone methylations, including oncogenic EZH2 complex, giving rise to epigenetic modifications that reactivate many silenced tumor suppressors in cancer cells. Despite its promise as an ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Tam EK,Nguyen TM,Lim CZ,Lee PL,Li Z,Jiang X,Santhanakrishnan S,Tan TW,Goh YL,Wong SY,Yang H,Ong EH,Hill J,Yu Q,Chai CL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4H-1,2,4-Benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxides with various substituents in positions 3, 5, and 7 were synthesized and tested as K(ATP) channel agonists in artificial cell systems (CHO cells transfected with SUR1/Kir6.2, and HEK 293 transfected with SUR2B/Kir6.1) as model systems for insulin-secreting pancreatic beta-cells an...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Lachenicht S,Fischer A,Schmidt C,Winkler M,Rood A,Lemoine H,Braun M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six phosphorescent (2-phenyl)pyridine (ppy) gold(III) 2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl (FMes) complexes were synthesized and investigated for their anticancer potential. The compounds demonstrated strong antiproliferative activity, with EC50 values in the low micromolar range, along with significant accumulation in H...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Rubbiani R,Zehnder TN,Mari C,Blacque O,Venkatesan K,Gasser G

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:A series of new dibenzoxepines were synthesized in a straightforward and efficient manner through diastereoselective biaryl Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and Brønsted-acid-mediated cyclodehydration as key steps. The vascular-disrupting potential of these molecules was evaluated with various in vitro assays: inhibition of mi...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Joncour A,Liu JM,Décor A,Thoret S,Wdzieczak-Bakala J,Bignon J,Baudoin O

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of four stable synthetic bacteriochlorins was tested in vitro in HeLa cells for their potential in photodynamic therapy (PDT). The parent bacteriochlorin (BC), dicyano derivative (NC)(2)BC and corresponding zinc chelate (NC)(2)BC-Zn and palladium chelate (NC)(2)BC-Pd were studied. Direct dilution of a solutio...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Huang YY,Balasubramanian T,Yang E,Luo D,Diers JR,Bocian DF,Lindsey JS,Holten D,Hamblin MR

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:The design of compounds selective for the MT1 melatonin receptor is still a challenging task owing to the limited knowledge of the structural features conferring selectivity for the MT1 subtype, and only few selective compounds have been reported so far. N-(Anilinoalkyl)amides are a versatile class of melatonin recept...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Rivara S,Pala D,Lodola A,Mor M,Lucini V,Dugnani S,Scaglione F,Bedini A,Lucarini S,Tarzia G,Spadoni G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disruption of aberrant protein-protein interactions (PPIs) with synthetic agents remains a challenging goal in contemporary medicinal chemistry but some progress has been made. One such dysregulated PPI is that between the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, including myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1), and the α-helical ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Drennen B,Scheenstra JA,Yap JL,Chen L,Lanning ME,Roth BM,Wilder PT,Fletcher S

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite improvements in the treatment and prevention of cancer, the number of new diagnoses continues to rise; this has fuelled substantial interest in the development of new and effective chemotherapeutic agents. Compounds of the triazene class, such as dacarbazine, have been used in the clinical management of many c...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Diana P,Stagno A,Barraja P,Carbone A,Parrino B,Dall'Acqua F,Vedaldi D,Salvador A,Brun P,Castagliuolo I,Issinger OG,Cirrincione G

更新日期：2011-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-mediated multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major obstacle for successful cancer chemotherapy. Based on our previous study, 17 novel compounds with the 6,7-dimethoxy-2-{2-[4-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]ethyl}-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline scaffold were designed and synthesized. Among them, 2-[(1-...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Liu B,Qiu Q,Zhao T,Jiao L,Li Y,Huang W,Qian H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00