The boron advantage: the evolution and diversification of boron's applications in medicinal chemistry

K Messner, B Vuong, GK Tranmer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the history of boron's early use in drugs, and the history of the use of boron
functional groups in medicinal chemistry applications are discussed. This includes …

A simple yet multifaceted 90 years old, evergreen enzyme: Carbonic anhydrase, its inhibition and activation

CT Supuran - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) research over the last three decades
are presented, with an emphasis on the deciphering of the activation mechanism, the …

Boron in drug design: Recent advances in the development of new therapeutic agents

GFS Fernandes, WA Denny, JL Dos Santos - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Advances in the field of boron chemistry have expanded the application of this element in
Medicinal Chemistry. Boron-containing compounds represent a new class for medicinal …

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors targeting metabolism and tumor microenvironment

A Angeli, F Carta, A Nocentini, JY Winum… - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment is crucial for the growth of cancer cells, triggering particular
biochemical and physiological changes, which frequently influence the outcome of …

Boronic acids and their derivatives in medicinal chemistry: synthesis and biological applications

MP Silva, L Saraiva, M Pinto, ME Sousa - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Boron containing compounds have not been widely studied in Medicinal Chemistry, mainly
due to the idea that this group could confer some toxicity. Nowadays, this concept has been …

Advances in the structural annotation of human carbonic anhydrases and impact on future drug discovery

A Nocentini, CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Of the 15 human carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) isoforms known to date,
for 11 the crystal structure is known. Many different classes of CA inhibitors (CAIs) were …

Reconsidering anion inhibitors in the general context of drug design studies of modulators of activity of the classical enzyme carbonic anhydrase

A Nocentini, A Angeli, F Carta, JY Winum… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Inorganic anions inhibit the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) generally
by coordinating to the active site metal ion. Cyanate was reported as a non-coordinating CA …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery strategies of amphotericin B for invasive fungal infections

X Wang, IS Mohammad, L Fan, Z Zhao… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) represent a growing public concern for clinicians to manage
in many medical settings, with substantial associated morbidities and mortalities. Among …

Boron-Containing heterocycles as promising pharmacological agents

BC Das, MA Shareef, S Das, NK Nandwana… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The incorporation of the “magic” boron atom has been established as an important new
strategy in the field of medicinal chemistry as boron compounds have been shown to form …

New drugs for human African trypanosomiasis: a twenty first century success story

EA Dickie, F Giordani, MK Gould, P Mäser… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The twentieth century ended with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) epidemics raging
across many parts of Africa. Resistance to existing drugs was emerging, and many programs …