Hierarchical nanomaterials assembled from peptoids and other sequence-defined synthetic polymers

Z Li, B Cai, W Yang, CL Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In nature, the self-assembly of sequence-specific biopolymers into hierarchical structures
plays an essential role in the construction of functional biomaterials. To develop synthetic …

Host defense peptides: Dual antimicrobial and immunomodulatory action

M Drayton, JP Deisinger, KC Ludwig… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has once again caused bacterial
infections to become a global health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as …

Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Peptoids Impacts Their Biological Effects on ESKAPE Bacterial Pathogens

JE Nielsen, MA Alford, DBY Yung… - ACS infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising pharmaceutical candidates for the prevention
and treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens, which are …

Synthesis, characterization, and biomedical assessment of novel bisimidazole–coumarin conjugates

YF Mustafa - Applied Nanoscience, 2023 - Springer
In an attempt to find versatile and readily accessible coumarin scaffolds with a broad
spectrum of biomedical properties, seven bisimidazole–coumarin conjugates were …

[PDF][PDF] Novel coumarins isolated from the seeds of Citrullus lanatus as potential antimicrobial agents

RM Jebir, YF Mustafa - Eurasian Chemical Communications, 2022 - sid.ir
The universal rise in the outbreak and fatality rates related to multidrug-resistant
microorganisms is a growing problem worldwide that necessitates the emergence of new …

Peptidomimetic oligomers targeting membrane phosphatidylserine exhibit broad antiviral activity

PM Tate, V Mastrodomenico, C Cunha… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of durable new antiviral therapies is challenging, as viruses can evolve
rapidly to establish resistance and attenuate therapeutic efficacy. New compounds that …

Recent advances in the development of therapeutic peptides

J Fetse, S Kandel, UF Mamani, K Cheng - Trends in Pharmacological …, 2023 - cell.com
Peptides have unique characteristics that make them highly desirable as therapeutic agents.
The physicochemical and proteolytic stability profiles determine the therapeutic potential of …

Structural insights into the diverse prenylating capabilities of DMATS prenyltransferases

ET Miller, OV Tsodikov… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2009 up to August 2023 Prenyltransferases (PTs) are involved in the primary and
the secondary metabolism of plants, bacteria, and fungi, and they are key enzymes in the …

Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of new azo-coumarinic derivatives

YF Mustafa, SM Kasim, BM Al-Dabbagh… - Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Hydroxycoumarins and their based conjugates revealed a wide-ranged biological activity
providing potential scaffolds to serve better in therapy. This work aims to synthesize six new …

Natural and synthetic halogenated amino acids—Structural and bioactive features in antimicrobial peptides and peptidomimetics

M Mardirossian, M Rubini, MFA Adamo, M Scocchi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The 3D structure and surface characteristics of proteins and peptides are crucial for
interactions with receptors or ligands and can be modified to some extent to modulate their …