Programmable and multifunctional DNA‐based materials for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, J Tu, D Wang, H Zhu, SK Maity… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
DNA encodes the genetic information; recently, it has also become a key player in material
science. Given the specific Watson–Crick base‐pairing interactions between only four types …

Biological applications of synthetic anion transporters

N Akhtar, O Biswas, D Manna - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of synthetic ion transporters for alteration of the concentration of ions across cell
membranes has drawn attention from scientists over the last two decades. This ion transport …

Squaramides as bioisosteres in contemporary drug design

KA Agnew-Francis, CM Williams - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Squaramides represent a class of vinylogous amides that are derived from the squarate
oxocarbon dianion. While they have been known since the 1950s, squaramides have only …

Fatty-amine-conjugated cationic bovine serum albumin nanoparticles for target-specific hydrophobic drug delivery

A Saha, N Pradhan, S Chatterjee… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Protein-based nanostructures have reformed nanoscience and nanotechnology on account
of their smaller sizes and greater surface areas, which instigate their interactions with other …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and evaluation of squaramide and thiosquaramide inhibitors of the DNA repair enzyme SNM1A

M Berney, W Doherty, WT Jauslin, MT Manoj… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
SNM1A is a zinc-dependent nuclease involved in the removal of interstrand crosslink
lesions from DNA. Inhibition of interstrand crosslink repair enzymes such as SNM1A is a …

Diphenylethylenediamine-based potent anionophores: transmembrane chloride ion transport and apoptosis inducing activities

N Akhtar, A Saha, V Kumar, N Pradhan… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Synthetic anion transporters have been recognized as one of the potential therapeutic
agents for the treatment of diseases including cystic fibrosis, myotonia, and epilepsy that …

Zwitterionic Amino‐Acid‐Derived Polyacrylamides with a Betaine Twist–Synthesis and Characterization

J De Breuck, V Jérôme, R Freitag… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amino‐acid‐derived polyzwitterions and polybetaines (PBs) are two promising alternatives
to non‐ionic polymers, for example, to increase tumor permeability. In this study, amino‐acid …

pH-Regulated anion transport activities of bis (iminourea) derivatives across the cell and vesicle membrane

A Saha, N Akhtar, V Kumar, S Kumar… - Organic & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, synthetic anion transporters have gained considerable attention because of their
ability to disrupt cellular anion homeostasis and promote cell death. Herein, we report the …

Stimuli-responsive transmembrane anion transport by AIE-active fluorescent probes

N Akhtar, O Biswas, D Manna - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Anticancer drug resistance implicates multifunctional mechanisms, and hypoxia is one of the
key factors in therapeutic resistance. Hypoxia-specific therapy is considered an extremely …

Oseltamivir analogs with potent anti-influenza virus activity

S Kumar, S Goicoechea, S Kumar, CM Pearce… - Drug Discovery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Despite of vaccines, therapeutics are critically important to keep check on
evolving virulence from mutations.•Oseltamivir remains a single effective oral drug against …