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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ruo-Mei Rui, Cheng-Run Tang, Chun-Tao Zhang, Wen-Kai Pan, Kai Gan, Rong-Hua Luo, Zi-Qian Wei, Fan-Shun Jing, Si-Ming Huang, Liu-Meng Yang, Yi-Ming Li, Yue-Ping Wang, Wei-Lie Xiao, Hong-Bing Zhang, Yong-Tang Zheng, Yan-Ping He
Summary: Both HIV and DENV pose serious threats to human life, health, and the social economy. However, no successful vaccines have been developed for either. This study developed novel compounds with potent anti-HIV and anti-DENV activity, and discussed the impact of C-6 substituents on their activity.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yang Zi-Hui, Liu Qing-Song, Sun Yue, Sun Xue-Bao, Gu Wen
Summary: Four novel pyrazole-benzene carboxamide derivatives were synthesized and characterized. These compounds showed promising antifungal/anti-oomycete activity, with compound 2b exhibiting the strongest effects against B. cinerea and protecting tomato fruits from infection.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kayed Abu-Safieh, Musa El-Barghouthi, Monther A. Khanfar, Bader A. Salameh, Islam S. Al-Aqrabawi, Baker Jawabrah Al Hourani, Basem F. Ali
Summary: The title compound with three independent molecules in the asymmetric unit forms a compact 3D supramolecular structure through hydrogen bonding. Molecular docking techniques were used to study interactions with proteins and interpret cytotoxic activities against cancer cell lines. Strong interactions were observed between the title compound and a closely related structure with modifications at position 5 in the pyrazole ring.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Arun K. Sinha, Danish Equbal, Sumit K. Rastogi, Santosh Kumar, Ravindra Kumar
Summary: This review discusses the development, synthesis, and structure-activity relationship of arylthioindole/indolylarylsulfone analogs as antiviral/anti-HIV non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. It also explores the potential of 3-indolylarylsulfones as antiviral agents, including their potential against novel COVID-19 infection.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hao Song, Yu Xia, Tao Zhang, Caiyun Dun, Bairu Meng, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Dongwei Kang, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: In order to develop more effective HIV-1 inhibitors against various NNRTIs-resistant strains, a series of 5-cyano substituted diarylpyridines were designed based on cocrystal structural analysis. Among them, compound I-5b exhibited the highest potency (EC50 = 5.62-171 nM) against wild-type and mutant HIV-1 strains. Particularly for the K103 N strain, I-5b showed exceptional activity with an EC50 value of 9.37 nM, surpassing NVP (EC50 = 5128 nM) and EFV (EC50 = 114 nM), and comparable to ETR (EC50 = 3.45 nM). Furthermore, all compounds were found to target HIV-1 RT with moderate RT enzyme inhibitory activity (IC50 = 0.094-12.0 & mu;M). The binding mode of representative compounds with RT was elucidated through molecular docking.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alexei N. Izmest'ev, Galina A. Gazieva, Lada V. Anikina, Sergey A. Pukhov, Valentina A. Karnoukhova, Natalya G. Kolotyrkina, Angelina N. Kravchenko
Summary: Two novel series of compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity, with one compound showing high potency with very low GI(50) values against a subset of cancer cell lines among 60 tested.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Dongwei Kang, Francesc X. Ruiz, Yanying Sun, Da Feng, Lanlan Jing, Zhao Wang, Tao Zhang, Shenghua Gao, Lin Sun, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Eddy Arnold, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: The study focused on a novel anti-HIV-1 drug, 16c, which showed improved potency against NNRTI-resistance mutations through structural modifications. The co-crystal structure of 16c revealed the key role of water networks in binding and resilience against resistance mutations, suggesting further development strategies for the compound. Additionally, 16c demonstrated favorable pharmacokinetic and safety properties, indicating its potential as a promising anti-HIV-1 drug candidate.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Vishal K. Singh, Richa Mishra, Priyanka Kumari, Anup Som, Aditya K. Yadav, Nand K. Ram, Pradeep Kumar, Dominique Schols, Ramendra K. Singh
Summary: This study designed and synthesized a series of quinoline derivatives and evaluated their anti-HIV activity. Compound 6 showed strong inhibitory activity against both HIV-1 and HIV-2, suggesting its potential as a potential inhibitor against HIV-RT.
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ping Gao, Shu Song, Zhao Wang, Lin Sun, Jian Zhang, Christophe Pannecouque, Erik De Clercq, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: Novel diarylpyrimidine derivatives designed and synthesized in the study demonstrated strong anti-HIV activity, with compounds IVB-5-4 and IVB-5-8 showing superior activity against HIV-1(IIIB). These compounds not only exhibited potent inhibition against wide-type HIV-1 strain, but also showed low nanomole activity against some mutant strains.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zesheng Hao, Bin Yu, Wei Gao, Haoyin Chen, Dongyan Yang, You Lv, Yue Zhang, Lei Chen, Zhijin Fan
Summary: Twenty-one novel pyrazole-thiazole carboxamide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their fungicidal activities, with compounds 6d and 6j showing promising results both in vitro and in vivo, particularly compound 6j demonstrating good protective activity against Rhizoctonia solani and Puccinia sorghi Schw.
MOLECULAR DIVERSITY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rambabu Palabindela, Ramu Guda, Gondru Ramesh, Ramakrishna Bodapati, Satheesh Kumar Nukala, Prabhakar Myadaraveni, Gangalla Ravi, Mamatha Kasula
Summary: A series of new curcumin pyrazole-thiazole hybrids were synthesized and characterized. The compounds C7, C2, and C5 showed potent antiproliferative activity against multiple cancer cell lines. The compound C7 exhibited double inhibitory potency towards EGFR compared to the reference drug erlotinib. Additionally, C5 and C2 demonstrated strong antioxidant activity.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sraa Abu-Melha
Summary: The thiadiazole-pyrazole hybrid 3 was synthesized and used to produce four thiadiazole-pyrazole compounds 5 and 6a-c. The configuration and energetic properties of the hybrids were studied, revealing a small energy gap and a specific sorting order. The synthesized thiadiazole-pyrazole hybrids exhibited significant antitumor activities and binding appropriateness with caspase-3 enzyme.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qingqing Hao, Shuai Wang, Wenjuan Huang, Yinxiang Zhang, Christophe Pannecouque, Erik De Clercq, Fener Chen
Summary: In this study, novel sulfinylsubstituted analogs were designed to optimize the activity of HEPT as nonnucleoside HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Most of the compounds showed moderate to strong activity against wild-type HIV-1 strain, and some exhibited higher sensitivity towards clinically relevant mutant viruses. Molecular modeling studies were conducted to understand the biological activity of these compounds, providing structural insights for future optimization of HEPT.
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Xiangyi Jiang, Boshi Huang, Waleed A. Zalloum, Chin-Ho Chen, Xiangkai Ji, Zhen Gao, Jiaojiao Dai, Minghui Xie, Dongwei Kang, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Xinyong Liu, Peng Zhan
Summary: Novel diarypyrimidine derivatives were designed based on previously reported HIV-1 NNRTIs BH-11c and XJ-10c to improve antiresistance and drug-like profiles. Compound 12g showed the highest inhibitory activity against wild-type and NNRTI-resistant HIV-1 strains, with EC50 values ranging from 0.024 to 0.0010 μM. Its improved antiresistance profile compared to ETR was explained by MD simulation study and it also showed improved water solubility and other drug-like properties. Compound 12g exhibited promising pharmacokinetics parameters and could be a potential lead compound for new antiretroviral drug development.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alaa M. Alqahtani, Abrar A. Bayazeed
Summary: Ten new pyridine-linked thiazole hybrids were synthesized using a specific strategy, and their cytotoxicity against various cancer cell lines was studied. Two of the compounds showed promising anticancer activity.
ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Saira Naseem, Zahid Shafiq, Parham Taslimi, Saghir Hussain, Tugba Taskin-Tok, Dursun Kisa, Aamer Saeed, Ahmed Temirak, Muhammad N. Tahir, Khawar Rauf, Ahmed El-Gokha
Summary: A series of xanthene-based thiazoles were synthesized and characterized. These compounds exhibited high inhibition potential against acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, alpha-amylase, and alpha-glycosidase enzymes at low concentrations. Among them, compounds 3b and 3p showed superior inhibitory potential compared to known commercial inhibitors. Molecular docking studies also revealed important interactions between these compounds and the target enzymes.
ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Shenghua Gao, Letian Song, Yusen Cheng, Fabao Zhao, Dongwei Kang, Shu Song, Mianling Yang, Bing Ye, Wei Zhao, Yajie Tang, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: The study found that Indolylarylsulfones (IASs) have potent antiviral activity against HIV-1 but high cytotoxicity. To address this issue, researchers synthesized a compound called R10L4 with reduced cytotoxicity and significant inhibitory activity against wild-type and mutant strains of HIV-1. The results suggest that R10L4 may be a promising non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Muhammad Iqbal, Najeeb Ullah, Muhammad A. Haleem, Saqib Ali, Muhammad N. Tahir, Mahboob-ur-Rehman
Summary: Three new copper(II) complexes with oxygen bridges, [L2Cu(2,2 '-bipyridine)2CuL2] (A), [L ' 2Cu(2,2 '-bipyridine)H2O] (B), [L '' 2Cu(2,2 '-bipyridine)2CuL '' 2] (C), have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes exhibit square pyramidal geometry around each Cu(II) ion. Spectroscopic and crystallographic analysis confirm the structure and crystalline nature of the complexes. The complexes show strong DNA binding abilities, demonstrating their potential biological importance.
RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Ya-Li Sang, Christophe Pannecouque, Erik De Clercq, Shuai Wang, Fen-Er Chen
Summary: A series of novel biphenyl-DAPY derivatives were developed using the fragment-hopping strategy to enhance the anti-resistance efficacy of a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). Most of the compounds exhibited improved anti-HIV-1 potency, with compound 8r showing exceptional potency against wild-type HIV-1 and mutant strains. The new DAPY analogue had lower cytotoxicity, higher selectivity index, and favorable pharmacokinetic properties, making it a potential candidate for HIV treatment.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Zhao Wang, Prem Prakash Sharma, Brijesh Rathi, Minghui Xie, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Dongwei Kang, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: This study discovered a series of novel tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives with broad-spectrum antiviral activity and improved resistance profiles against NNRTI-resistant variants. The most potent inhibitor 10c exhibited desirable physicochemical properties and in vitro metabolic stability. It also showed lower cytochrome P450 inhibition and human ether-a-go-go-related gene blockade liability compared to currently available medications.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ngoc-Thao-Hien Le, Steven De Jonghe, Kristien Erven, Tom Vermeyen, Aliou M. Balde, Wouter A. Herrebout, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Luc Pieters, Emmy Tuenter
Summary: This study investigated the bioactive constituents of Hymenocallis littoralis and identified three previously undescribed compounds, as well as six known compounds. Some of these compounds showed weak inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2 at non-cytotoxic concentrations. Furthermore, a preliminary structure-activity relationship for lycorine-type alkaloids in anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity was explored, suggesting the importance of ring C.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangyi Jiang, Boshi Huang, Shawn Rumrill, David Pople, Waleed A. Zalloum, Dongwei Kang, Fabao Zhao, Xiangkai Ji, Zhen Gao, Lide Hu, Zhao Wang, Minghui Xie, Erik De Clercq, Francesc X. Ruiz, Eddy Arnold, Christophe Pannecouque, Xinyong Liu, Peng Zhan
Summary: The authors developed a series of piperazine sulfonyl-bearing diarylpyrimidine-based non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) that have improved potency against HIV-1 by enhancing backbone-binding interactions. Compound 18b1 demonstrated high potency against multiple strains of HIV-1, including drug-resistant strains, and showed better pharmacokinetic properties compared to currently approved NNRTIs. This compound is considered a potential lead compound for further study.
COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Muhammad Hanif, Awal Noor, Mian Muhammad, Farhat Ullah, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Gul Shahzada Khan, Ezzat Khan
Summary: Coordination complexes of 2-amino-4-methylbenzothiazole and 2-amino-3-methylpyridine with Cu(CH3COO)(2) and AgNO3 were prepared and characterized. The crystal structures of the silver complexes were determined by X-ray diffraction. The ligands in complex 2 are coordinated to a silver metal ion in a distorted trigonal geometry, while complex 4 forms a polymeric structure. These compounds showed moderate antibacterial, antioxidant, and enzyme inhibition activities.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Xiangyi Jiang, Boshi Huang, Waleed A. Zalloum, Chin-Ho Chen, Xiangkai Ji, Zhen Gao, Jiaojiao Dai, Minghui Xie, Dongwei Kang, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Xinyong Liu, Peng Zhan
Summary: Novel diarypyrimidine derivatives were designed based on previously reported HIV-1 NNRTIs BH-11c and XJ-10c to improve antiresistance and drug-like profiles. Compound 12g showed the highest inhibitory activity against wild-type and NNRTI-resistant HIV-1 strains, with EC50 values ranging from 0.024 to 0.0010 μM. Its improved antiresistance profile compared to ETR was explained by MD simulation study and it also showed improved water solubility and other drug-like properties. Compound 12g exhibited promising pharmacokinetics parameters and could be a potential lead compound for new antiretroviral drug development.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hao Song, Yu Xia, Tao Zhang, Caiyun Dun, Bairu Meng, Erik De Clercq, Christophe Pannecouque, Dongwei Kang, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
Summary: In order to develop more effective HIV-1 inhibitors against various NNRTIs-resistant strains, a series of 5-cyano substituted diarylpyridines were designed based on cocrystal structural analysis. Among them, compound I-5b exhibited the highest potency (EC50 = 5.62-171 nM) against wild-type and mutant HIV-1 strains. Particularly for the K103 N strain, I-5b showed exceptional activity with an EC50 value of 9.37 nM, surpassing NVP (EC50 = 5128 nM) and EFV (EC50 = 114 nM), and comparable to ETR (EC50 = 3.45 nM). Furthermore, all compounds were found to target HIV-1 RT with moderate RT enzyme inhibitory activity (IC50 = 0.094-12.0 & mu;M). The binding mode of representative compounds with RT was elucidated through molecular docking.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Muhammad Haroon, Mirza Wasif Baig, Tashfeen Akhtar, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Muhammad Ashfaq
Summary: Crystal structures of 2-(2-chlorobenzylidene)hydrazinylthiazole (2a) and 2-(2-bromobenzylidene) hydrazineylthiazole (2b) were examined using single crystal XRD, revealing monoclinic crystal system and P21/n space group for both compounds. Hirshfeld surface analysis was employed to investigate the intermolecular interactions in the single crystals. The electronic spectra of 2a and 2b were studied using two-component relativistic sf-X2C-S-TD-DFT approach, and the induction of spin-orbit couplings by bromine and chlorine atoms in the organic framework was explored. The magnitude of spin-orbit couplings in 2b at the B3LYP-D3/x2c-TZVPPall level of theory suggests its potential use as a triplet sensitizer in photodynamic therapy and solar light-based fuel cells.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shahana Zainab, Waseeq Ahmad Siddiqui, Muhammad Asam Raza, Adnan Ashraf, Muhammad Pervaiz, Faisal Ali, Umer Younas, Aimon Saleem, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
Summary: In this study, mononuclear complexes of oxicam precursor with Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) metal ions were successfully prepared. Various techniques were used to confirm the synthesis of transition metal complexes, including UV/Vis, FT-IR, 1H NMR spectroscopies, elemental analysis, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The coordination geometry of the Cu(II) complex 5 was determined to be square planar based on XRD analysis. The compounds showed potential for COX-I and COX-II inhibition, indicating their potential anti-inflammatory properties.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ngoc-Thao-Hien Le, Steven De Jonghe, Kristien Erven, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Tom Vermeyen, Wouter A. Herrebout, Luc Pieters, Emmy Tuenter
Summary: Scadoxus multiflorus is traditionally used for respiratory problems and this study investigated its alkaloidal composition. A previously undescribed alkaloid and fourteen known ones were identified. Some of the alkaloids exhibited weak antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2, highlighting the potential of S. multiflorus as a source for anti-SARS-CoV-2 Amaryllidaceae alkaloid scaffolds.
PHYTOCHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hadi Kargar, Mehdi Fallah-Mehrjardi, Muhammad Ashfaq, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
Summary: A cis-dioxomolybdenum Schiff base complex has been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic methods. The crystal structure of the complex was determined using single crystal X-ray diffraction, revealing a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The synthesized complex exhibits catalytic potential for the oxidation of sulfides, yielding sulfoxides and sulfones in high yields and short reaction times.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Waseeq Ahmad Shehnaz, Waseeq Ahmad Siddiqui, Muhammad Asam Raza, Adnan Ashraf, Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Shanawer Niaz
Summary: Copper and zinc complexes of a sulfonamide functionalized Schiff base were synthesized and characterized in this study. The complexes showed antimicrobial activity against various bacterial strains, with compound 2 exhibiting the highest activity. Docking studies confirmed the antimicrobial potential of the complexes.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2024)