D-ribose metabolic disorder and diabetes mellitus

Y Tai, Z Zhang, Z Liu, X Li, Z Yang, Z Wang, L An… - Molecular biology …, 2024 - Springer
D-ribose, an ubiquitous pentose compound found in all living cells, serves as a vital
constituent of numerous essential biomolecules, including RNA, nucleotides, and riboflavin …

Cheminformatics-based discovery of new organoselenium compounds with potential for the treatment of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis

FA Ugbe, GA Shallangwa, A Uzairu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmaniasis affects more than 12 million humans globally and a further 1 billion people
are at risk in leishmaniasis endemic areas. The lack of a vaccine for leishmaniasis coupled …

Theoretical activity prediction, structure-based design, molecular docking and pharmacokinetic studies of some maleimides against Leishmania donovani for the …

FA Ugbe, GA Shallangwa, A Uzairu… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Background Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a group of protozoan
of the genus Leishmani a and transmitted to humans majorly through the bite of the female …

Computational evaluation of the inhibitory potential of some urea, thiourea, and selenourea derivatives of diselenides against leishmaniasis: 2D-QSAR …

FA Ugbe, EI Edache, SE Adeniji, DE Arthur… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis affects more than twelve million people globally and a further one billion
people are at risk in leishmaniasis endemic areas. The lack of a vaccine for leishmaniasis …

Structural attributes and substrate specificity of pyridoxal kinase from Leishmania donovani

S Are, S Gatreddi, P Jakkula, IA Qureshi - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The enzyme pyridoxal kinase (PdxK) catalyzes the conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxal-5′-
phosphate (PLP) using ATP as the co-factor. The product pyridoxal-5′-phosphate plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational flexibility of human ribokinase captured in seven crystal structures

NN Akanmori, MS Junop, RS Gupta, J Park - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract d-ribose is a critical sugar substrate involved in the biosynthesis of nucleotides,
amino acids, and cofactors, with its phosphorylation to ribose-5-phosphate by ribokinase …

Identification of potential antileishmanial agents via structure-based molecular simulations

N Razzaghi-Asl, N Hashemi - Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease with frequent annual incidence. An important issue in
chemotherapy is the emergence of resistance, toxicity and lack of cost-effectiveness within …

Pyridoxal Kinase of Disease-causing Human Parasites: Structural and Functional Insights to Understand its Role in Drug Discovery

M Saini, S Are, IA Qureshi - Current Protein and Peptide …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Human parasites cause several diseased conditions with high morbidity and mortality in a
large section of the population residing in various geographical areas. Nearly three billion …

Cheminformatic evaluation of the multi-protein binding potential of some diselenide derivatives: A plausible drug discovery approach for leishmaniasis

FA Ugbe, EI Edache, AM Ayuba, MT Ibrahim… - Discover …, 2024 - Springer
Over twelve million individuals worldwide suffer from leishmaniasis, and an additional billion
people are at risk in places where the disease is prevalent. This work was motivated by the …

Multi-protein targeting potential of some urea, thiourea, and selenourea derivatives of diselenides in leishmaniasis: molecular docking screening, oral bioavailability …

FA Ugbe, EI Edache, AM Ayuba, MT Ibrahim, AB Umar… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Leishmaniasis affects more than twelve million people globally and a further one billion
people are at risk in leishmaniasis endemic areas. The lack of a vaccine for leishmaniasis …