Microbial proteases applications

A Razzaq, S Shamsi, A Ali, Q Ali, M Sajjad… - … in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The use of chemicals around the globe in different industries has increased tremendously,
affecting the health of people. The modern world intends to replace these noxious chemicals …

Emerging principles in protease-based drug discovery

M Drag, GS Salvesen - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2010 - nature.com
Proteases have an important role in many signalling pathways, and represent potential drug
targets for diseases ranging from cardiovascular disorders to cancer, as well as for …

Remarkable potential of the α-aminophosphonate/phosphinate structural motif in medicinal chemistry

A Mucha, P Kafarski, Ł Berlicki - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
R-Aminophosphonic acids are broadly defined as analogues of amino acids in which the
carboxylic group is replaced by a phosphonic acid or related group (usually phosphonous or …

Haemozoin formation

TJ Egan - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
Formation of malaria pigment or haemozoin is the major route of haem detoxification in the
malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as well as several other species of …

Roles for two aminopeptidases in vacuolar hemoglobin catabolism in Plasmodium falciparum

S Dalal, M Klemba - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007 - ASBMB
During the erythrocytic stage of its life cycle, the human malaria parasite Plasmodium
falciparum catabolizes large quantities of host-cell hemoglobin in an acidic organelle, the …

Structural basis for the inhibition of the essential Plasmodium falciparum M1 neutral aminopeptidase

S McGowan, CJ Porter, J Lowther… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Plasmodium falciparum parasites are responsible for the major global disease malaria,
which results in> 2 million deaths each year. With the rise of drug-resistant malarial …

Bestatin-based chemical biology strategy reveals distinct roles for malaria M1-and M17-family aminopeptidases

MB Harbut, G Velmourougane… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Malaria causes worldwide morbidity and mortality, and while chemotherapy remains an
excellent means of malaria control, drug-resistant parasites necessitate the discovery of new …

Metallo-aminopeptidase inhibitors

A Mucha, M Drag, JP Dalton, P Kafarski - Biochimie, 2010 - Elsevier
Aminopeptidases are enzymes that selectively hydrolyze an amino acid residue from the N-
terminus of proteins and peptides. They are important for the proper functioning of …

Plasmodium falciparum neutral aminopeptidases: new targets for anti-malarials

TS Skinner-Adams, CM Stack, KR Trenholme… - Trends in Biochemical …, 2010 - cell.com
The neutral aminopeptidases M1 alanyl aminopeptidase (PfM1AAP) and M17 leucine
aminopeptidase (PfM17LAP) of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum are …

CHR-2797: an antiproliferative aminopeptidase inhibitor that leads to amino acid deprivation in human leukemic cells

D Krige, LA Needham, LJ Bawden, N Flores, H Farmer… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
CHR-2797 is a novel metalloenzyme inhibitor that is converted into a pharmacologically
active acid product (CHR-79888) inside cells. CHR-79888 is a potent inhibitor of a number …