Tuberculosis drug discovery: challenges and new horizons
GFS Fernandes, AM Thompson… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past 2000 years, tuberculosis (TB) has claimed more lives than any other infectious
disease. In 2020 alone, TB was responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide, comparable to …
disease. In 2020 alone, TB was responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide, comparable to …
Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline in October 2019
MS Butler, DL Paterson - The Journal of antibiotics, 2020 - nature.com
The development of new and effective antibacterial drugs to treat multi-drug resistant (MDR)
bacteria, especially Gram-negative (G− ve) pathogens, is acknowledged as one of the …
bacteria, especially Gram-negative (G− ve) pathogens, is acknowledged as one of the …
Boron in drug design: Recent advances in the development of new therapeutic agents
Advances in the field of boron chemistry have expanded the application of this element in
Medicinal Chemistry. Boron-containing compounds represent a new class for medicinal …
Medicinal Chemistry. Boron-containing compounds represent a new class for medicinal …
Discovery of a Potent and Specific M. tuberculosis Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase Inhibitor: (S)-3-(Aminomethyl)-4-chloro-7-(2-hydroxyethoxy)benzo[c][1,2]oxaborol-1(3H) …
X Li, V Hernandez, FL Rock, W Choi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
There is an urgent need to develop new and safer antitubercular agents that possess a
novel mode of action. We synthesized and evaluated a novel series of 3-aminomethyl 4 …
novel mode of action. We synthesized and evaluated a novel series of 3-aminomethyl 4 …
The struggle to end a millennia-long pandemic: novel candidate and repurposed drugs for the treatment of tuberculosis
BD Edwards, SK Field - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
This article provides an encompassing review of the current pipeline of putative and
developed treatments for tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant strains. The review has …
developed treatments for tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant strains. The review has …
Progress and challenges in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-based therapeutics
CS Francklyn, P Mullen - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are universal enzymes that catalyze the attachment of
amino acids to the 3′ ends of their cognate tRNAs. The resulting aminoacylated tRNAs are …
amino acids to the 3′ ends of their cognate tRNAs. The resulting aminoacylated tRNAs are …
Roles of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in immune regulation and immune diseases
A Nie, B Sun, Z Fu, D Yu - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) play a vital role in protein synthesis by linking amino
acids to their cognate transfer RNAs (tRNAs). This typical function has been well recognized …
acids to their cognate transfer RNAs (tRNAs). This typical function has been well recognized …
Hit generation in TB drug discovery: from genome to granuloma
T Yuan, NS Sampson - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Current tuberculosis (TB) drug development efforts are not sufficient to end the global TB
epidemic. Recent efforts have focused on the development of whole-cell screening assays …
epidemic. Recent efforts have focused on the development of whole-cell screening assays …
The present state of the tuberculosis drug development pipeline
MDJ Libardo, HIM Boshoff, CE Barry III - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis now ranks as the leading cause of death in the world due to a single infectious
agent. Current standard of care treatment can achieve very high cure rates for drug-sensitive …
agent. Current standard of care treatment can achieve very high cure rates for drug-sensitive …
Drug-resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: where we stand
A Mabhula, V Singh - Medchemcomm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb), has burdened vulnerable populations in modern day societies for …
tuberculosis (Mtb), has burdened vulnerable populations in modern day societies for …