Beyond the approved: target sites and inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase from bacteria and fungi

SH Kirsch, FPJ Haeckl, R Müller - Natural Product Reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2016 to 2022 RNA polymerase (RNAP) is the central enzyme in bacterial gene
expression representing an attractive and validated target for antibiotics. Two well-known …

[HTML][HTML] Escaping mechanisms of ESKAPE pathogens from antibiotics and their targeting by natural compounds

R Jadimurthy, SB Mayegowda, SC Nayak… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microorganisms that have developed resistance to available therapeutic agents are
threatening the globe and multidrug resistance among the bacterial pathogens is becoming …

Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol-chitosan dressing stimulates infected diabetic wound healing with combined reactive oxygen species scavenging and antibacterial …

H Liu, R Chen, P Wang, J Fu, Z Tang, J Xie, Y Ning… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic wounds (DW) are constantly challenged by excessive reactive oxygen species
(ROS) accumulation and susceptibility to bacterial contamination. Therefore, the elimination …

Essential gene knockdowns reveal genetic vulnerabilities and antibiotic sensitivities in Acinetobacter baumannii

RD Ward, JS Tran, AB Banta, EE Bacon, WE Rose… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria underscores the need to
define genetic vulnerabilities that can be therapeutically exploited. The Gram-negative …

Facile approach to multifunctionalized 5-alkylidene-3-pyrrolin-2-ones via regioselective oxidative cyclization of 2, 4-pentanediones with primary amines and sodium …

D Liu, X Lu, Q Zhang, Y Zhao, B Zhang… - Organic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A multi-component cascade cyclization reaction of readily available 2, 4-pentanediones,
primary amines and sodium sulfinates is reported. Highly functionalized 5-alkylidene-3 …

The Hybrid Antibiotic Thiomarinol A Overcomes Intrinsic Resistance in Escherichia coli Using a Privileged Dithiolopyrrolone Moiety

RM Johnson, K Li, X Chen, GL Morgan… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
An impermeable outer membrane and multidrug efflux pumps work in concert to provide
Gram-negative bacteria with intrinsic resistance against many antibiotics. These resistance …

Potassium xanthate-promoted reductive sulfuration reaction: from aldehydes to thiol, disulfide, and thioester derivatives

Y Feng, J Nie, S Xie, Z He, H Hong, J Li… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we developed a synthetic strategy for the direct construction of C–S bonds to obtain
biologically active sulfur-containing compounds and a methodology involving the reductive …

Chemoproteomics Reveals Disruption of Metal Homeostasis and Metalloproteins by the Antibiotic Holomycin

AN Chan, X Chen, JA Falco, DW Bak… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The natural product holomycin contains a unique cyclic ene–disulfide and exhibits broad-
spectrum antimicrobial activities. Reduced holomycin chelates metal ions with a high affinity …

Establishing a substrate-assisted mechanism for the pre-transfer editing in SerRS and IleRS: A QM/QM investigation

MM Aboelnga, JW Gauld - Structural Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS) are key enzymes in protein biosynthesis that employ
various editing mechanisms to ensure faithful translation of genetic information. Seryl-tRNA …

Access to thiionized-, selenolized-, and alkylated 5-alkylidene 3-pyrrolin-2-one derivatives via a regioselective oxidative annulation reaction

D Liu, S Song, L Chen, M Zhang, Z Liu, X Lu… - Organic & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A metal-free regioselective oxidative annulation reaction of readily available 2, 4-
pentanediones with primary amines has been described. This protocol provides a divergent …