Synthetic biology and computer-based frameworks for antimicrobial peptide discovery

MDT Torres, J Cao, OL Franco, TK Lu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges of our time. This global health problem
originated from a paucity of truly effective antibiotic classes and an increased incidence of …

Current advancements in addressing key challenges of therapeutic antibody design, manufacture, and formulation

V Sifniotis, E Cruz, B Eroglu, V Kayser - Antibodies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic antibody technology heavily dominates the biologics market and continues to
present as a significant industrial interest in developing novel and improved antibody …

Quantum computing led innovation for achieving a more sustainable Covid-19 healthcare industry

S Gupta, S Modgil, PC Bhatt, CJC Jabbour, S Kamble - Technovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Involvement of multiple stakeholders in healthcare industry, even the simple healthcare
problems become complex due to classical approach to treatment. In the Covid-19 era …

Toward computer-made artificial antibiotics

MDT Torres, C de la Fuente-Nunez - Current opinion in microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Computational tools for the guided design of novel antibiotics.•The importance of
biological descriptors and computational biology for the development of enhanced …

Discovery of Biphenyl–Sulfonamides as Novel β-N-Acetyl-d-Hexosaminidase Inhibitors via Structure-Based Virtual Screening

T Chen, WQ Li, Z Liu, W Jiang, T Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Novel insecticidal targets are always in demand due to the development of resistance. Of
Hex1, a β-N-acetyl-d-hexosaminidase identified in Ostrinia furnacalis (Asian corn borer), is …

Discovery of (5-(Benzylthio)-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) Methanols as Potent Phytoene Desaturase Inhibitors through Virtual Screening and …

D Zhang, N Zhou, LJ Yang, ZL Yu, DJ Ma… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phytoene desaturase (PDS) is not only an important enzyme in the biosynthesis of
carotenoids but also a promising target for herbicide discovery. However, in recent years, no …

Ruthenium complexes as potential cancer cell growth inhibitors for targeted chemotherapy

S Katheria - ChemistrySelect, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The effective clinical use of the three generation platinum anticancer drugs, cisplatin,
carboplatin, and oxaliplatin, has sparked interest in metallodrugs; however, drug resistance …

Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance—Mur Ligases as an Antibacterial Target

V Hervin, V Roy, LA Agrofoglio - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of Multidrug Resistance (MDR) strains of bacteria has accelerated the
search for new antibacterials. The specific bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthetic pathway …

Challenges in discovering drugs that target the protein–protein interactions of disordered proteins

J Oláh, T Szénási, A Lehotzky, V Norris… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) outnumber proteins and are crucial to many fundamental
processes; in consequence, PPIs are associated with several pathological conditions …

History, current status, and future directions of artificial intelligence

O Kubassova, F Shaikh, C Melus, M Mahler - Precision Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence (AI) as a technology concept is making a major impact on a wide range
of industries and sectors. This is largely attributed to technical advancements in machine …