Boron in drug discovery: carboranes as unique pharmacophores in biologically active compounds

F Issa, M Kassiou, LM Rendina - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Boron, in the form of boric acid, has played a role in medicine as a mild antiseptic and an
eye wash since its preparation from borax in the 18th century. However, the use of boron in …

Fullerene–biomolecule conjugates and their biomedicinal applications

X Yang, A Ebrahimi, J Li, Q Cui - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Fullerenes are among the strongest antioxidants and are characterized as “radical
sponges.” The research on biomedicinal applications of fullerenes has achieved significant …

Fullerene derivatives with amino acids, peptides and proteins: From synthesis to biomedical application

EI Pochkaeva, NE Podolsky, DN Zakusilo… - Progress in Solid State …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fullerene derivatives with amino acids, peptides and proteins have wide perspectives in
biomedical applications. Thus, development and up-scaling of synthesis procedures, as well …

Synthesis and biological application of glyco-and peptide derivatives of fullerene C60

L Tanzi, M Terreni, Y Zhang - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Fullerenes have attracted considerable attention for their possible use in human therapy.
Pure C 60 is soluble only in some organic solvents, but this could be overcome by chemical …

Microwave‐assisted covalent sidewall functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

J Li, H Grennberg - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Thermal cycloaddition of 1, 3‐dipolar azomethine ylides to the sidewalls of
multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) has been used to prepare MWNTs that contain 2 …

Design of fulleropyrrolidine derivatives as an acceptor molecule in a thin layer organic solar cell

K Matsumoto, K Hashimoto, M Kamo… - Journal of Materials …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A systematic study on the design of fulleropyrrolidine derivatives as the acceptor of
photovoltaic cells has been carried out using poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) as the model …

Fullerenes for anticancer drug targeting: teaching an old dog a new trick

S Dhiman, A Kaur, M Sharma - Mini Reviews in Medicinal …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Fullerenes are the allotropic form of carbon consisting of a cage-like structure due to which
they have attained special attention from researchers since their discovery in 1985. The …

The use of fullerene substituted phenylalanine amino acid as a passport for peptides through cell membranes

J Yang, K Wang, J Driver, J Yang… - Organic & biomolecular …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the formation of a fullerene-peptide conjugate via the incorporation of a fullerene
substituted phenylalanine derivative,“Bucky amino acid”(Baa), to a cationic peptide, which …

[60] Fullerenyl amino acids and peptides: a review of their synthesis and applications

S Jennepalli, SG Pyne, PA Keller - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review reports on the latest progress in the synthesis of fullerenyl amino acids and
related derivatives, and categorises the molecules into functional types for different uses …

Controlled Decoration of [60] Fullerene with Polymannan Analogues and Amino Acid Derivatives through Malondiamide-Based Linkers

L Tanzi, D Rubes, T Bavaro, M Sollogoub, M Serra… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few years, nanomaterials based on fullerene have begun to be considered
promising tools in the development of efficient adjuvant/delivery systems for vaccination …