Antimicrobial drugs bearing guanidine moieties: A review

SH Kim, D Semenya, D Castagnolo - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Compounds incorporating guanidine moieties constitute a versatile class of biologically
interesting molecules with a wide array of applications. As such, guanidines have been …

The alpha keto amide moiety as a privileged motif in medicinal chemistry: current insights and emerging opportunities

M Robello, E Barresi, E Baglini, S Salerno… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the years, researchers in drug discovery have taken advantage of the use of privileged
structures to design innovative hit/lead molecules. The α-ketoamide motif is found in many …

The chemistry and biology of guanidine secondary metabolites

RGS Berlinck, DI Bernardi, T Fill… - Natural Product …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2017–2019 Guanidine natural products isolated from microorganisms, marine
invertebrates and terrestrial plants, amphibians and spiders, represented by non-ribosomal …

Recent progress in the structural modification and pharmacological activities of ligustrazine derivatives

J Zou, P Gao, X Hao, H Xu, P Zhan, X Liu - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ligustrazine is a main active fraction of the traditional medicine known as Ligusticum
chuanxiong hort, which has been used as clinical medication for cerebral thrombosis …

Short cationic peptidomimetic antimicrobials

R Kuppusamy, M Willcox, DSC Black, N Kumar - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The rapid growth of antimicrobial resistance against several frontline antibiotics has
encouraged scientists worldwide to develop new alternatives with unique mechanisms of …

ANT2681: SAR studies leading to the identification of a metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor with potential for clinical use in combination with meropenem for the treatment of …

DT Davies, S Leiris, N Sprynski… - ACS Infectious …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The clinical effectiveness of the important β-lactam class of antibiotics is under threat by the
emergence of resistance, mostly due to the production of acquired serine-(SBL) and metallo …

Guanidine and amidoxime cofunctionalized polypropylene nonwoven fabric for potential uranium seawater extraction with antifouling property

H Zhang, L Zhang, X Han, L Kuang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Uranium seawater extraction is strategically important to the sustainable development of
nuclear energy. Nevertheless, a challenge remains in uranium enrichment to overcome the …

The use of tethered bilayer lipid membranes to identify the mechanisms of antimicrobial peptide interactions with lipid bilayers

A Alghalayini, A Garcia, T Berry, CG Cranfield - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review identifies the ways in which tethered bilayer lipid membranes (tBLMs) can be
used for the identification of the actions of antimicrobials against lipid bilayers. Much of the …

Exploring the efficacy of peptides and mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and murine norovirus

UL Urmi, AK Vijay, MDP Willcox, S Attard… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The ongoing battle against viral pandemics continues, with the possibility of future
outbreaks. The search for effective antiviral compounds that can combat a diverse range of …

Acetylcysteine-decorated Prussian blue nanoparticles for strong photothermal sterilization and focal infection treatment

S Cai, J Qian, S Yang, L Kuang, D Hua - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The major challenge in bacterial infection in clinical settings is the development of
antimicrobial materials in the treatment of drug-resistant bacteria. Herein, we report a new …