Antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT): trials and tribulations

SK Sharma, KD Bagshawe - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy has the potential to be an effective therapy for
most common solid cancers. Clinical studies with CPG2 system have shown the feasibility of …

Comprehensive insight into exploring the potential of microbial enzymes in cancer therapy: Progress, challenges, and opportunities: A review

FS Hassan, EM El-Fakharany, YA El-Maradny… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial enzymes are crucial catalysts in various industries due to their versatility and
efficiency. The microbial enzymes market has recently expanded due to increased demand …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro and in silico approaches for the evaluation of antimicrobial activity, time-kill kinetics, and anti-biofilm potential of thymoquinone (2-Methyl-5-propan-2 …

KA Qureshi, M Imtiaz, A Parvez, PK Rai, M Jaremko… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thymoquinone (2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylcyclohexa-2, 5-diene-1, 4-dione; TQ), a principal
bioactive phytoconstituent of Nigella sativa essential oil, has been reported to have high …

Microbial nitroreductases: A versatile tool for biomedical and environmental applications

RS Boddu, O Perumal, DK - Biotechnology and Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nitroreductases, enzymes found mostly in bacteria and also in few eukaryotes, use
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi nitroreductase: Structural features and interaction with biological membranes

ML Cirqueira, LO Bortot, M Bolean, MAA Aleixo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its severe burden and geographic distribution, Chagas disease (CD) has a significant
social and economic impact on low-income countries. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are …

Informing efforts to develop nitroreductase for amine production

AF Miller, JT Park, KL Ferguson, W Pitsawong… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nitroreductases (NRs) hold promise for converting nitroaromatics to aromatic amines.
Nitroaromatic reduction rate increases with Hammett substituent constant for NRs from two …

A novel cold-adapted nitroreductase from Psychrobactersp. ANT206: Heterologous expression, characterization and nitrobenzene reduction capacity

Y Wang, Y Hou, Y Wang, L Zheng, Q Wang - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Widely used in multiple industrial processes, nitro-aromatic compounds, especially
nitrobenzene, in low temperature environment are considered as heavy pollutants. Among …

Q48K mutation in the type IB nitroreductase NrmA is responsible for nitrofurantoin resistance in Enterococcus faecium

P Li, Q Xu, L Ding, X Zhang, D Li, L Wang, X Xu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Nitrofurantoin is recommended as first-line therapy for the optimal treatment of
uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by enterococci and Escherichia coli …

Time dependent HPLC analysis of the product ratio of enzymatically reduced prodrug CB1954 by a modified and immobilised nitroreductase

P Ball, E Thompson, S Anderson, V Gwenin… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Directed enzyme prodrug therapy is a chemotherapy strategy that utilises prodrug-activating
enzymes to activate prodrugs at the tumour location, thus reducing off-target effects. The …

Heterologous Overexpression and Biochemical Characterization of a Nitroreductase from Gluconobacter oxydans 621H

Y Yang, J Lin, D Wei - Molecular biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Abstract A NADPH-dependent and FMN-containing nitroreductase (Gox0834) from
Gluconobacter oxydans was cloned and heterogeneously expressed in Escherichia coli …