Targeting metalloenzymes for therapeutic intervention

AY Chen, RN Adamek, BL Dick, CV Credille… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes are central to a wide range of essential biological activities, including
nucleic acid modification, protein degradation, and many others. The role of metalloenzymes …

Chemical strategies to target bacterial virulence

M Garland, S Loscher, M Bogyo - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is a significant emerging health threat. Exacerbating this problem is the
overprescription of antibiotics as well as a lack of development of new antibacterial agents …

Impedimetric immunosensor for the label-free and direct detection of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A using Au nanoparticles/graphene-chitosan composite

A Afkhami, P Hashemi, H Bagheri, J Salimian… - Biosensors and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel nanocomposite film consisting of the Au nanoparticles/graphene-
chitosan has been designed to construct an impedimetric immunosensor for a rapid and …

5-Amino-pyrazoles: potent reagents in organic and medicinal synthesis

A Shaabani, MT Nazeri, R Afshari - Molecular diversity, 2019 - Springer
Amino-pyrazoles have proven to be a class of fascinating and privileged organic tools for the
construction of diverse heterocyclic or fused heterocyclic scaffolds. This review presents …

Identification and Biochemical Characterization of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Clostridium botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype A

V Roxas-Duncan, I Enyedy… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
An integrated strategy that combined in silico screening and tiered biochemical assays
(enzymatic, in vitro, and ex vivo) was used to identify and characterize effective small …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecule inhibitors as countermeasures for botulinum neurotoxin intoxication

B Li, NP Peet, MM Butler, JC Burnett, DT Moir… - Molecules, 2010 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most potent of known toxins and are listed as
category A biothreat agents by the US CDC. The BoNT-mediated proteolysis of SNARE …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecules showing significant protection of mice against botulinum neurotoxin serotype A

YP Pang, J Davis, S Wang, JG Park, MP Nambiar… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNTA) causes a life-threatening neuroparalytic disease
known as botulism that could afflict large, unprotected populations if the toxin were …

[HTML][HTML] Potent new small-molecule inhibitor of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A endopeptidase developed by synthesis-based computer-aided molecular design

YP Pang, A Vummenthala, RK Mishra, JG Park… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNTA) causes a life-threatening neuroparalytic disease
known as botulism. Current treatment for post exposure of BoNTA uses antibodies that are …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 7-(aminoalkyl) pyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine derivatives as cathepsin K inhibitors

N Petek, B Štefane, M Novinec, J Svete - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of novel 7-aminoalkyl substituted pyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine derivatives were
synthesized and tested for inhibition of cathepsin K. The synthetic methodology comprises …

Botulinum neurotoxins as biothreat agents.

TJ Smith, VI Roxas-Duncan, LA Smith - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), a family of proteins produced by the bacterium Clostridium
botulinum and other clostridial species, are considered to be the most potent toxin known …