[HTML][HTML] Neurotoxic alkaloids: saxitoxin and its analogs

M Wiese, PM D'Agostino, TK Mihali, MC Moffitt… - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
Saxitoxin (STX) and its 57 analogs are a broad group of natural neurotoxic alkaloids,
commonly known as the paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs). PSTs are the causative agents of …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological and pharmacological applications of biotoxins and other bioactive molecules from dinoflagellates

J Assunção, AC Guedes, FX Malcata - Marine Drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
The long-lasting interest in bioactive molecules (namely toxins) produced by (microalga)
dinoflagellates has risen in recent years. Exhibiting wide diversity and complexity, said …

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric sequential hydroamination of 1, 3-enynes: enantioselective syntheses of chiral imidazolidinones

Q Li, X Fang, R Pan, H Yao, A Lin - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pd-catalyzed sequential hydroamination of readily available 1, 3-enynes is reported. The
redox-neutral process provides an efficient route to synthesize a broad scope of …

Evaluating anti-coronavirus activity of some phosphoramides and their influencing inhibitory factors using molecular docking, DFT, QSAR, and NCI-RDG studies

K Gholivand, F Mohammadpanah, M Pooyan… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent prevalence of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) has triggered
widespread global health concerns. Antiviral drugs based on phosphoramides have …

A unique high-diversity natural product collection as a reservoir of new therapeutic leads

F Ghirga, D Quaglio, M Mori, S Cammarone… - Organic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Plants represent a rich source of structurally diverse secondary metabolites, which can be
exploited in the development of new clinically important compounds. Indeed, due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Guanidine Alkaloids from the Marine Sponge Monanchora pulchra Show Cytotoxic Properties and Prevent EGF-Induced Neoplastic Transformation in Vitro

SA Dyshlovoy, KM Tabakmakher, J Hauschild… - Marine Drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Guanidine alkaloids from sponges Monanchora spp. represent diverse bioactive
compounds, however, the mechanisms underlying bioactivity are very poorly understood …

Effect of acute exposure of saxitoxin on development of zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio)

G Chen, Z Jia, L Wang, T Hu - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
As a type of cyanobacterial toxins, saxitoxin (STX) is receiving great interest due to its
increasing presence in waterbodies. However, the underlying mechanism of STX-induced …

Stereoselective bromofunctionalization of alkenes

CK Tan, WZ Yu, YY Yeung - Chirality, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The stereoselective bromofunctionalization of alkenes, particularly the enantioselective
format, has been a subject of intense research in recent years. The ground‐breaking works …

[HTML][HTML] Guanidinates as Alternative Ligands for Organometallic Complexes

F Carrillo-Hermosilla, R Fernández-Galán, A Ramos… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
For decades, ligands such as phosphanes or cyclopentadienyl ring derivatives have
dominated Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry. At the same time, alternative …

Combretastatin-inspired heterocycles as antitubulin anticancer agents

N Hura, AV Sawant, A Kumari, SK Guchhait… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Combretastatin (CA-4) and its analogues are undergoing several clinical trials for treating
different types of tumors. In this work, the antiproliferative activity of a series of 2 …