Current advances in the clinical development of anti-tubercular agents

SR Tetali, E Kunapaeddi, RP Mailavaram, V Singh… - Tuberculosis, 2020 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable airborne infectious disease caused by the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that primarily affects the lungs, and can disseminate to …

Progress report: Antimicrobial drug discovery in the resistance era

P Shinu, AKA Mouslem, AB Nair, KN Venugopala… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance continues to be a most serious threat to public health. This situation
demands that the scientific community increase their efforts for the discovery of alternative …

Development of Novel Isatin-Tethered Quinolines as Anti-Tubercular Agents against Multi and Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MA Abdelrahman, H Almahli, T Al-Warhi, TA Majrashi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
We describe the design and synthesis of two isatin-tethered quinolines series (Q6a–h and
Q8a–h), in connection with our research interest in developing novel isatin-bearing anti …

Design, synthesis, characterization, and anti-tubercular activity of novel ethyl-3-benzoyl-6, 8-difluoroindolizine-1-carboxylate analogues: Molecular target identification …

P Mundhe, S Kidwai, SM Saini, HR Singh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of novel Ethyl-3-benzoyl-6, 8-difluoroindolizine-1-carboxylate analogues (4a-r)
were synthesized by reacting 3, 5-difluoropyridine, with phenacyl bromide to get quaternary …

Anti-tubercular activity and molecular docking studies of indolizine derivatives targeting mycobacterial InhA enzyme

KN Venugopala, S Chandrashekharappa… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A series of 1, 2, 3-trisubstituted indolizines (2a–2f, 3a–3d, and 4a–4c) were
screened for in vitro whole-cell anti-tubercular activity against the susceptible H37Rv and …

In vitro anti-TB properties, in silico target validation, molecular docking and dynamics studies of substituted 1, 2, 4-oxadiazole analogues against Mycobacterium …

PK Deb, NA Al-Shar'i, KN Venugopala… - Journal of enzyme …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The alarming increase in multi-and extensively drug-resistant (MDR and XDR) strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) has triggered the scientific community to search for …

Investigation of antifungal properties of synthetic dimethyl-4-bromo-1-(substituted benzoyl) pyrrolo [1, 2-a] quinoline-2, 3-dicarboxylates analogues: Molecular docking …

V Uppar, S Chandrashekharappa, C Shivamallu, SP… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, frequently colonizes immune-
compromised patients and causes mild to severe systemic reactions. Only few antifungal …

Tuberculosis: an update on pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms of drug resistance, newer anti-TB drugs, treatment regimens and host-directed therapies

P Borah, PK Deb, KN Venugopala… - Current Topics in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Human tuberculosis (TB) is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that
inhabits inside and amidst immune cells of the host with adapted physiology to regulate …

Anti-Tubercular Properties of 4-Amino-5-(4-Fluoro-3- Phenoxyphenyl)-4H-1,2,4-Triazole-3-Thiol and Its Schiff Bases: Computational Input and Molecular Dynamics

KN Venugopala, M Kandeel, M Pillay, PK Deb… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present investigation, the parent compound 4-amino-5-(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)-4
H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3-thiol (1) and its Schiff bases 2, 3, and 4 were subjected to whole-cell anti …

Emerging status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi in the arabian peninsula

JF Borgio, AS Rasdan, B Sonbol, G Alhamid… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The incidence and developing status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and
fungi, as well as their related mortality, is reviewed by a systematic published literature …