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Chemistry, Medicinal
Yang Zheng, Magali van den Kerkhof, Tiffany van der Meer, Sheraz Gul, Maria Kuzikov, Bernhard Ellinger, Iwan J. P. de Esch, Marco Siderius, An Matheeussen, Louis Maes, Geert Jan Sterk, Guy Caljon, Rob Leurs
Summary: The discovery of 5-phenylpyrazolopyrimidinone analogs as a novel series of antitrypanosomal agents shows promise for developing new medications to treat Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT). The most potent compound, 30, has a low toxicity potential and exhibits high in vitro and in vivo antitrypanosomal activity against T. b. brucei.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Fatma Fouad Hagar, Samar H. Abbas, Dalia Abdelhamid, Hesham A. M. Gomaa, Bahaa G. M. Youssif, Mohamed Abdel-Aziz
Summary: A series of new 1,3,4-oxadiazole-chalcone/benzimidazole hybrids were synthesized and investigated for their antiproliferative activities. Compounds 9g-i and their oxygen isosteres, 10f-h, exhibited promising antiproliferative activities with IC50 values ranging from 0.80 to 2.27 μM.
ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Diego Rodney Rodrigues de Assis, Alexandre Almeida Oliveira, Samuel Luiz Porto, Rayane Aparecida Nonato Rabelo, Eduardo Burgarelli Lages, Viviane Correa Santos, Matheus Marques Milagre, Stenio Perdigao Fragoso, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Rafaela Salgado Ferreira, Carlos Renato Machado, Lucas Antonio Miranda Ferreira, Nivaldo Lucio Speziali, Heloisa Beraldo, Fabiana Simao Machado
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This study investigated the potential antichagasic activities of thiosemicarbazones and hydrazones as new anti-T. cruzi drug candidates. Compounds C1 and C3 showed anti-parasitic activity in macrophages without toxicity to host cells, and were also effective in directly killing trypomastigotes. Moreover, C1 and C3 attenuated parasitemia in T. cruzi-infected mice and maintained anti-T. cruzi activity in vivo when loaded in a lipid nanocarrier system.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ajay Mallia, Joseph Sloop
Summary: Synthesis of hybrid chalcones with heteroaromatic components, especially utilizing green chemistry principles, is a significant method to prepare diverse heterocyclic molecules with medicinal and industrial properties.
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Mohammad Murwih Alidmat, Melati Khairuddean, Naziera Mohammad Norman, Anis Nasihah Mohamed Asri, Mohd Hisyam Mohd Suhaimi, Garima Sharma
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ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Zhaoxing Chu, Qinlong Xu, Qihua Zhu, Xiaodong Ma, Jiajia Mo, Gaofeng Lin, Yan Zhao, Yuanfeng Gu, Lincui Bian, Li Shao, Jing Guo, Wenfeng Ye, Jiaming Li, Guangwei He, Yungen Xu
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Moran Sun, Minghua Yuan, Yingying Kang, Jinling Qin, Yixin Zhang, Yongtao Duan, Longfei Wang, Yongfang Yao
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Nikos Kuehl, Johannes Lang, Mila M. Leuthold, Christian D. Klein
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Ahmed M. Zheoat, Samya Alenezi, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Marzuq A. Ungogo, Ali H. Alghamdi, David G. Watson, John O. Igoli, Alexander Gray, Harry P. de Koning, Valerie A. Ferro
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Peng-Chao Huo, Xiao-Qing Guan, Peng Liu, Yun-Qing Song, Meng-Ru Sun, Rong-Jing He, Li-Wei Zou, Li-Juan Xue, Jin-Hui Shi, Nan Zhang, Zhi-Guo Liu, Guang-Bo Ge
Summary: In this study, a series of indanone-chalcone hybrids were designed and synthesized to find potent and highly selective hCES2A inhibitors. Among them, B7 showed the most potent inhibition on hCES2A and excellent specificity. These compounds are potential candidates for the development of novel anti-diarrhea agents to ameliorate irinotecan-induced intestinal toxicity.
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(2021)
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Oncology
Faisal Rashid, Sumera Zaib, Aliya Ibrar, Syeda A. Ejaz, Aamer Saeed, Imtiaz Khan, Jamshed Iqbal
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ANTI-CANCER AGENTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Dongjuan Si, Huijuan Luo, Xiaomeng Zhang, Kundi Yang, Hongmei Wen, Wei Li, Jian Liu
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(2021)
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Niura Madalena Bila, Caroline Barcelos Costa-Orlandi, Carolina Orlando Vaso, Jean Lucas Carvalho Bonatti, Leticia Ribeiro de Assis, Luis Octavio Regasini, Carla Raquel Fontana, Ana Marisa Fusco-Almeida, Maria Jose Soares Mendes-Giannini
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Yohei Saito, Atsushi Mizokami, Kouji Izumi, Renato Naito, Masuo Goto, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto
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Gurjaspreet Singh, Mohit, Diksha, Suman, Priyanka, K. N. Singh, D. Gonzalez-Silvera, Cristobal Espinosa-Ruiz, Maria Angeles Esteban
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(2016)
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Fenglong Zhang, Jin Du, Qing Wang, Qinghua Hu, Jiong Zhang, Dazhong Ding, Yaxue Zhao, Fei Yang, Enduo Wang, Huchen Zhou
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(2013)
Review
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Zhang Jiong, Zhu MingYan, Lin YiNan, Zhou HuChen
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(2013)
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(2013)
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Jiong Zhang, Jinyi Zhang, Guiyun Hao, Weixiang Xin, Fei Yang, Mingyan Zhu, Huchen Zhou
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(2019)
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Bo Li, Xiaopeng Hu, Yanzhou Yang, Mingyan Zhu, Jiong Zhang, Yanrong Wang, Xiuying Pei, Huchen Zhou, Ji Wu
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(2019)
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Genyi Meng, Taijie Guo, Tiancheng Ma, Jiong Zhang, Yucheng Shen, Karl Barry Sharpless, Jiajia Dong
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiong Zhang, Jiajia Dong
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiong Zhang, Xiangxiang Zhao, John R. Cappiello, Yi Yang, Yunfei Cheng, Guang Liu, Wenjing Fang, Yinzhu Luo, Yu Zhang, Jiajia Dong, Lixin Zhang, K. Barry Sharpless
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)