Neuroprotection by agmatine: Possible involvement of the gut microbiome?

P Saha, S Panda, A Holkar, R Vashishth… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agmatine, an endogenous polyamine derived from L-arginine, elicits tremendous
multimodal neuromodulant properties. Alterations in agmatinergic signalling are closely …

Polyamine Metabolism in Leishmania Parasites: A Promising Therapeutic Target

NS Carter, Y Kawasaki, SS Nahata, S Elikaee… - Medical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parasites of the genus Leishmania cause a variety of devastating and often fatal diseases in
humans and domestic animals worldwide. The need for new therapeutic strategies is urgent …

The chemistry and biology of organic guanidine derivatives

RGS Berlinck, ACB Burtoloso… - Natural Product …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2008 and 2009. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 919 Organic
guanidine compounds are reviewed, with emphasis on natural product isolation …

Guanidinyl benzothiazole derivatives: Synthesis and structure activity relationship studies of a novel series of potential antimicrobial and antioxidants

M Bhat, SL Belagali - Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2016 - Springer
A series of N-phenyl-substituted and disubstituted guanidinyl benzothiazole derivatives 4a–
4m were synthesized and characterized as novel antimicrobial and antioxidant agents. The …

Parasite polyamines as pharmaceutical targets

S Roberts, B Ullman - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
There is an urgent need for the identification and validation of new therapeutic targets in
protozoan parasites because currently available drugs are limited in number and …

Antitumor, antioxidant and antimicrobial studies of substituted pyridylguanidines

M Said, A Badshah, NA Shah, H Khan, G Murtaza… - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
A series of N-pivaloyl-N′-(alkyl/aryl)-N ″-pyridylguanidine of general formula
C4H9CONHC (NR1R2) NPy have been synthesized and characterized using elemental …

Urease inhibition and anti-leishmanial assay of substituted benzoylguanidines and their copper (ii) complexes

G Murtaza, A Badshah, M Said, H Khan, A Khan… - Dalton …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of N, N′, N′′-trisubstituted guanidines (1–6) and their copper (II) complexes,[κ2
(O, N)-C6H5CONHC (NHC6H4Cl) NR] 2Cu (II)(R= iso-propyl (1a), n-butyl (2a), sec-butyl …

Novel convenient synthesis of biologically active esters of hydroxylamine

MA Khomutov, S Mandal, J Weisell, N Saxena… - Amino Acids, 2010 - Springer
Alkylation of ethyl N-hydroxyacetimidate with readily available methanesulfonates of
functionally substituted alcohols and subsequent deprotection of aminooxy group is a novel …

Compounds with potentialities as novel chemotherapeutic agents in leishmaniasis at preclinical level

M González-Matos, ME Aguado, M Izquierdo… - Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis are neglected infectious diseases caused by kinetoplastid protozoan
parasites from the genus Leishmania. These sicknesses are present mainly in tropical …

Key proteins in the polyamine-trypanothione pathway as drug targets against Trypanosoma cruzi

JD Maya, CO Salas… - Current Medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In trypanosomatids, redox homeostasis is centered on trypanothione (N1, N8-bis
(glutathionyl) spermidine, T (SH) 2), a low molecular weight thiol that is distinctive for this …