Structure, function, and biosynthesis of nickel‐dependent enzymes

M Alfano, C Cavazza - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel enzymes, present in archaea, bacteria, plants, and primitive eukaryotes are divided
into redox and nonredox enzymes and play key functions in diverse metabolic processes …

An overview on the synthetic urease inhibitors with structure-activity relationship and molecular docking

W Yang, Q Feng, Z Peng, G Wang - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urease is a kind of enzyme which could be found in various bacteria, fungi, plants, and
algae, which can quickly catalyze the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide …

[HTML][HTML] Design and synthesis of new N-thioacylated ciprofloxacin derivatives as urease inhibitors with potential antibacterial activity

K Pedrood, H Azizian, MN Montazer, A Moazzam… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A new series of N-thioacylated ciprofloxacin 3a–n were designed and synthesized based on
Willgerodt–Kindler reaction. The results of in vitro urease inhibitory assay indicated that …

[HTML][HTML] A review of enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation applicability in the oil and gas industry

SA Alarifi, A Mustafa, K Omarov, AR Baig… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (EICP) techniques are used in several
disciplines and for a wide range of applications. In the oil and gas industry, EICP is a …

Optimized ebselen-based inhibitors of bacterial ureases with nontypical mode of action

K Macegoniuk, W Tabor, L Mazzei… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Screening of 25 analogs of Ebselen, diversified at the N-aromatic residue, led to the
identification of the most potent inhibitors of Sporosarcina pasteurii urease reported to date …

[HTML][HTML] A small-molecular inhibitor against Proteus mirabilis urease to treat catheter-associated urinary tract infections

S Milo, RA Heylen, J Glancy, GT Williams… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Infection and blockage of indwelling urinary catheters is significant owing to its high
incidence rate and severe medical consequences. Bacterial enzymes are employed as …

Rational development of bacterial ureases inhibitors

S Loharch, Ł Berlicki - The Chemical Record, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urease, an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea, is a virulence factor of various
pathogenic bacteria. In particular, Helicobacter pylori, that colonizes the digestive tract and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Urea-Calcium Sulfate Cocrystal Nitrogen Fertilizer on Sorghum Productivity and Soil N2O Emissions

P Bista, M Eisa, D Ragauskaitė, S Sapkota… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urea cocrystal materials have recently emerged as high nitrogen (N) content fertilizers with
low solubility capable of minimizing N loss and improving their use efficiency. However, their …

Covalent inhibition of bacterial urease by bifunctional catechol-based phosphonates and phosphinates

A Pagoni, A Grabowiecka, W Tabor… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, a new class of bifunctional inhibitors of bacterial ureases, important molecular
targets for antimicrobial therapies, was developed. The structures of the inhibitors consist of …

QM/MM molecular dynamics simulations revealed catalytic mechanism of urease

T Saito, Y Takano - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
Urease catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to form ammonia and carbamate, inducing an
overall pH increase that affects both human health and agriculture. Inhibition, mutagenesis …