Farnesyltransferase inhibitors: a detailed chemical view on an elusive biological problem

SF Sousa, PA Fernandes… - Current medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Farnesyltransferase (FTase) is a zinc enzyme that has been the subject of particular
attention in anti-cancer research. This enzyme promotes the addition of a farnesyl group …

The first total synthesis of dragmacidin D

NK Garg, R Sarpong, BM Stoltz - Journal of the American …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The first total synthesis of the biologically significant bis-indole alkaloid dragmacidin D (5)
has been achieved. Thermal and electronic modulation provides the key for a series of …

Furanone derivatives as quorum-sensing antagonists of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

C Kim, J Kim, HY Park, HJ Park, JH Lee, CK Kim… - Applied microbiology …, 2008 - Springer
The biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human pathogen, is
developed by cell-to-cell signaling, so-called quorum sensing (QS). To control the biofilm …

Weakly Coordinating, Ketone‐Directed (η5‐Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)cobalt(III)‐ and (η5‐Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed C−H Amidation …

SS Bera, MR Sk, MS Maji - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The weakly coordinating, ketone‐directed, regioselective monoamidation of aromatic
ketones, chalcone, carbazole, and benzophenones was achieved by employing high‐valent …

Acid-free regioselective aminocarbonylation of alkenes

H Liu, N Yan, PJ Dyson - Chemical Communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Acid-free regioselective aminocarbonylation of alkenes - Chemical Communications (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C4CC02167C Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

A unified synthetic approach to the pyrazinone dragmacidins

NK Garg, BM Stoltz - Chemical communications, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
A unified synthetic approach to the pyrazinone dragmacidins - Chemical Communications (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B605929E Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Copper-catalyzed coupling of anthranils and α-keto acids: direct synthesis of α-ketoamides

PG Li, H Zhu, M Fan, C Yan, K Shi, XW Chi… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper-catalyzed coupling of α-keto acids with anthranils is reported for the synthesis of α-
ketoamides. This process involves N–O/C–O bond cleavages and C–N bond formation …

Ru (II)-Catalyzed Weakly Coordinating Carbonyl-Assisted Dialkynylation of (Hetero) Aryl Ketones

AS Baghel, R Pratap, A Kumar - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Functionalized aryl (heteroaryl) ketones are present in many natural products as key
structural components and serve as basic synthetic building blocks for various organic …

Synthesis, angiopreventive activity, and in vivo tumor inhibition of novel benzophenone–benzimidazole analogs

VL Ranganatha, BRV Avin, P Thirusangu, T Prashanth… - Life sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim The development of anticancer drugs with specific targets is of prime importance in
modern biology. This study investigates the angiopreventive and in vivo tumor inhibition …

A straightforward synthesis of N-monosubstituted α-keto amides via aerobic benzylic oxidation of amides

J Shao, X Huang, S Wang, B Liu, B Xu - Tetrahedron, 2012 - Elsevier
An efficient sodium bicarbonate promoted aerobic oxidation reaction to prepare N-
monosubstituted α-keto amides in the presence of n-tetrabutylammonium hydrogensulfate …