Fluoroquinolones' biological activities against laboratory microbes and cancer cell lines

GARY Suaifan, AAM Mohammed, BA Alkhawaja - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Development of novel derivatives to rein in and fight bacteria have never been more
demanding, as microbial resistance strains are alarmingly increasing. A multitude of new …

Mesoporous silica-coated silver nanoparticles as ciprofloxacin/siRNA carriers for accelerated infected wound healing

Q Liu, Y Zhang, J Huang, Z Xu, X Li, J Yang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The colonization of bacterial pathogens is a major concern in wound infection and becoming
a public health issue. Herein, a core–shell structured Ag@ MSN (silver core embedded with …

Triazole-Containing Hybrids With Anti-Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Potential – Part I: 1,2,3-Triazole

Z Tan, J Deng, Q Ye, Z Zhang - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Tuberculosis regimens currently applied in clinical practice require months of multidrug
therapy, which imposes a major challenge of patient compliance and drug resistance …

Synthesis, in vitro Antileishmanial Efficacy and Hit/Lead Identification of Nitrofurantoin‐Triazole Hybrids

NH Zuma, J Aucamp, M Viljoen, DD N'Da - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne neglected parasitic infection affecting thousands of
individuals, mostly among populations in low‐to moderate‐income developing countries. In …

N-Acylated ciprofloxacin derivatives: Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation as antibacterial and anticancer agents

M Struga, P Roszkowski, A Bielenica… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A novel series of N-acylated ciprofloxacin (CP) conjugates 1–21 were synthesized and
screened as potential antimicrobial agents. Conjugates 1 and 2 were 1.25–10-fold more …

Synthesis and evaluation of a novel class of ethacrynic acid derivatives containing triazoles as potent anticancer agents

A El Abbouchi, N El Brahmi, MA Hiebel, J Bignon… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
For unmet clinical needs, a novel class of ethacrynic acid (EA) derivatives containing triazole
moieties (3a-i and 8) were designed, synthesized and evaluated as new anticancer agents …

Synthesis of Novel Artemisinin, Ciprofloxacin, and Norfloxacin Hybrids with Potent Antiplasmodial Activity

G Vamvoukaki, AI Antoniou, M Baltas, E Mouray… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of new hybrids combining the pharmacophore
structures of artemisinin, ciprofloxacin or norfloxacin, and 7-chloroquinoline are reported in …

Synthesis and comparison of in vitro dual anti-infective activities of novel naphthoquinone hybrids and atovaquone

C Erasmus, J Aucamp, FJ Smit, R Seldon, A Jordaan… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
A principal factor that contributes towards the failure to eradicate leishmaniasis and
tuberculosis infections is the reduced efficacy of existing chemotherapies, owing to a …

Inhibitory effects of novel ciprofloxacin derivatives on the growth of four Babesia species and Theileria equi

GES Batiha, DS Tayebwa, AM Beshbishy… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Springer
The problems of parasite resistance, as well as the toxic residues to most of the
commercially available antipiroplasmic drugs severely weaken their effective, curative, and …

Antibacterial efficacy and membrane mechanism of action of the Serratia-derived non-ionic lipopeptide, serrawettin W2-FL10

T Decker, M Rautenbach, S Khan… - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The study aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity, and mechanism of
action of the non-ionic, cyclic lipopeptide, serrawettin W2-FL10 against Staphylococcus …