FtsZ inhibitors as a new genera of antibacterial agents

S Tripathy, SK Sahu - Bioorganic chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The continuous emergence and rapid spread of a multidrug-resistant strain of bacterial
pathogens have demanded the discovery and development of new antibacterial agents. A …

Targeting the bacterial division protein FtsZ

KA Hurley, TMA Santos, GM Nepomuceno… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Similar to its eukaryotic counterpart, the prokaryotic cytoskeleton is essential for the
structural and mechanical properties of bacterial cells. The essential protein FtsZ is a central …

Cell division protein FtsZ: from structure and mechanism to antibiotic target

N Silber, CL Matos de Opitz, C Mayer… - Future microbiology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance to virtually all clinically applied antibiotic classes severely limits the
available options to treat bacterial infections. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop and …

Efficient synthesis of 2-aminopyridine derivatives: Antibacterial activity assessment and molecular docking studies

Z Kibou, N Aissaoui, I Daoud, JA Seijas… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
A new and suitable multicomponent one-pot reaction was developed for the synthesis of 2-
amino-3-cyanopyridine derivatives. Background: This synthesis was demonstrated by the …

The discovery of natural 4'-demethylepipodophyllotoxin from renewable Dysosma versipellis species as a novel bacterial cell division inhibitor for controlling …

X Zhou, H Ye, X Gao, Y Feng, W Shao, P Qi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural products (NPs) are inexhaustible wellsprings for new agrochemicals discovery. To
excavate novel natural products-based antibacterial leads or candidates potentially …

Targeting the achilles heel of FtsZ: The interdomain cleft

P Pradhan, W Margolin, TK Beuria - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Widespread antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens is a serious threat to public
health. Thus, identification of new targets and development of new antibacterial agents are …

Advances in key drug target identification and new drug development for tuberculosis

J Mi, W Gong, X Wu - BioMed Research International, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe infectious disease worldwide. The increasing emergence of
drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has markedly hampered TB control …

Recent advances in the discovery and development of antibacterial agents targeting the cell-division protein FtsZ

K Haranahalli, S Tong, I Ojima - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
With the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains, there is a dire need for new drug
targets for antibacterial drug discovery and development. Filamentous temperature sensitive …

Recent progress of bacterial FtsZ inhibitors with a focus on peptides

H Han, Z Wang, T Li, D Teng, R Mao, Y Hao… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the rise of antibiotic resistance has become a primary health problem. With
the emergence of bacterial resistance, the need to explore and develop novel antibacterial …

Antiproliferative activity of crocin involves targeting of microtubules in breast cancer cells

RR Hire, S Srivastava, MB Davis, A Kumar Konreddy… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Crocin, a component of saffron spice, is known to have an anticancer activity. However, the
targets of crocin are not known. In this study, crocin was found to inhibit the proliferation of …