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 …

Vitamin B6 regulates IL-33 homeostasis to alleviate type 2 inflammation

S Zhu, S Zhong, K Cheng, LS Zhang, J Bai… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a crucial nuclear cytokine that induces the type 2 immune
response and maintains immune homeostasis. The fine-tuned regulation of IL-33 in tissue …

Molecular scaffold recognition of drug molecules against essential genes of leishmania donovani using biocomputing approach

D Saha, NJ Borah, AN Jha - South African Journal of Botany, 2023 - Elsevier
Leishmania donovani, an obligatory intracellular flagellate pathogen, is the underlying
cause of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a fatal disease that poses a significant challenge to …

Engineering pyridoxal kinase PdxY-integrated Escherichia coli strain and optimization for high-level 5-aminolevulinic acid production

C Xue, TH Yu, IS Ng - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has gained significant attention in research
due to its extensive applications in agriculture, aquaculture, cosmetics, and photodynamic …

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 …

A combined 2-D and 3-D QSAR modeling, molecular docking study, design, and pharmacokinetic profiling of some arylimidamide-azole hybrids as superior L …

FA Ugbe, GA Shallangwa, A Uzairu… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Background Leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases which is prevalent in
the tropical regions of the world most especially in Africa. It is caused by the Leishmania …

Genome-wide association study and transcriptome analysis provide the SNPs and molecular insights into the visceral nodular disease tolerance in half-smooth …

M Chang, K Shi, J Xia, R Zhang, Y Li, S Zang, S Tan… - Aquaculture, 2025 - Elsevier
Half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) is an economic flatfish in seawater
factory farming along the coastal areas of China. However, the farming of C. semilaevis is …

Efficient biotransformation of l-lysine into cadaverine by strengthening pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent proteins in Escherichia coli with cold shock treatment

C Xue, KM Hsu, WW Ting, SF Huang, HY Lin… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cadaverine is a five-carbon diamine which serves as an important biochemical for the
synthesis of bio-based nylon. It can be produced by the bioconversion of l-lysine with lysine …

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 …

Mechanistic and structural insights into vitamin B2 metabolizing enzyme riboflavin kinase from Leishmania donovani

PK Roy, A Paul, S Khandibharad, SD Kolhe… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leishmania donovani relies on specific vitamins and cofactors crucial for its survival and
pathogenesis. Tailoring therapies to disrupt these pathways offers a promising strategy for …