Inhibitors of the sulfur assimilation pathway in bacterial pathogens as enhancers of antibiotic therapy

B Campanini, M Pieroni, S Raboni… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The rising emergence of antibiotic resistance urges the search for new strategies to defeat
microorganisms that lead to persistent infections of the host. Tolerant to antibiotics, slowly …

Combatting antimicrobial resistance via the cysteine biosynthesis pathway in bacterial pathogens

JL Hicks, KEA Oldham, J McGarvie… - Bioscience …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Antibiotics are the cornerstone of modern medicine and agriculture, and rising antibiotic
resistance is one the biggest threats to global health and food security. Identifying new and …

Isozyme-Specific Ligands for O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase, a Novel Antibiotic Target

F Spyrakis, R Singh, P Cozzini, B Campanini, E Salsi… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The last step of cysteine biosynthesis in bacteria and plants is catalyzed by O-acetylserine
sulfhydrylase. In bacteria, two isozymes, O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase-A and O-acetylserine …

Structure-Guided Design of Novel Thiazolidine Inhibitors of O-Acetyl Serine Sulfhydrylase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

O Poyraz, VU Jeankumar, S Saxena… - Journal of medicinal …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The cysteine biosynthetic pathway is absent in humans but essential in microbial pathogens,
suggesting that it provides potential targets for the development of novel antibacterial …

A small molecule inhibitor of dengue virus type 2 protease inhibits the replication of all four dengue virus serotypes in cell culture

R Raut, H Beesetti, P Tyagi, I Khanna, SK Jain… - Virology journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Dengue has emerged as the most significant of arboviral diseases in the 21st
century. It is endemic to> 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries around the world placing an …

Cysteine biosynthesis in Neisseria species

JL Hicks, CV Mullholland - Microbiology, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
The principal mechanism of reducing sulfur into organic compounds is via the synthesis of l-
cysteine. Cysteine is used for protein and glutathione synthesis, as well as being the primary …

Rational design, synthesis, and preliminary structure–activity relationships of α-substituted-2-phenylcyclopropane carboxylic acids as inhibitors of Salmonella …

M Pieroni, G Annunziato, C Beato… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cysteine is a building block for several biomolecules that are crucial for living organisms.
The last step of cysteine biosynthesis is catalyzed by O-acetylserine sulfydrylase (OASS), a …

[HTML][HTML] Pyridoxal-phosphate dependent mycobacterial cysteine synthases: Structure, mechanism and potential as drug targets

R Schnell, D Sriram, G Schneider - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The alarming increase of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains poses a
severe threat to human health. Chemotherapy is particularly challenging because M …

Targeting the cysteine biosynthesis pathway: Mechanism, structure, and drug discovery

Y Tao, D Zheng, W Zou, T Guo, G Liao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the global health crisis of resistant pathogenic infections, researchers are
emphasizing the importance of novel prevention and control strategies. Existing …

Synthesis of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine molecules, in vitro cytotoxic evaluation and molecular docking studies

J Jadeja, M Savant - Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2023 - Springer
Novel hybrid molecules of thiazolopyrimidine 4a–j have been prepared starting from various
thiazoles 3a–j. The reaction of thiazoles 3a–j with thiourea yielded hybrid molecules 4a–j in …