Toxicology and pharmacology of synthetic organoselenium compounds: An update

CW Nogueira, NV Barbosa, JBT Rocha - Archives of Toxicology, 2021 - Springer
Here, we addressed the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic organoselenium
compounds and some naturally occurring organoselenium amino acids. The use of …

A comprehensive overview of the medicinal chemistry of antifungal drugs: perspectives and promise

KC Howard, EK Dennis, DS Watt… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of new fungal pathogens makes the development of new antifungal drugs a
medical imperative that in recent years motivates the talents of numerous investigators …

Ebselen exerts antifungal activity by regulating glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in fungal cells

S Thangamani, HE Eldesouky, H Mohammad… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Ebselen, an organoselenium compound and a clinically safe molecule has
been reported to possess potent antifungal activity, but its antifungal mechanism of action …

Antifungal drug repurposing

JH Kim, LW Cheng, KL Chan, CC Tam, N Mahoney… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Control of fungal pathogens is increasingly problematic due to the limited number of
effective drugs available for antifungal therapy. Conventional antifungal drugs could also …

Alkylated piperazines and piperazine-azole hybrids as antifungal agents

N Thamban Chandrika, SK Shrestha… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The extensive use of fluconazole (FLC) and other azole drugs has caused the emergence
and rise of azole-resistant fungi. The fungistatic nature of FLC in combination with toxicity …

Repurposing auranofin, ebselen, and PX-12 as antimicrobial agents targeting the thioredoxin system

HC May, JJ Yu, MN Guentzel, JP Chambers… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
As microbial resistance to drugs continues to rise at an alarming rate, finding new ways to
combat pathogens is an issue of utmost importance. Development of novel and specific …

Mechanisms of ebselen as a therapeutic and its pharmacology applications

J Wang, P Wang, C Dong, Y Zhao, J Zhou… - Future medicinal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ebselen is a synthetic organoselenium radical scavenger compound that possesses
glutathione peroxidase-like activity and its own unique bioactivity by reacting with thiols …

Review of the syntheses and activities of some sulfur-containing drugs

CT Barce Ferro, BF Dos Santos… - Current Organic …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Sulfur-containing compounds represent an important class of chemical
compounds due to their wide range of biological and pharmaceutical properties. Moreover …

Cyclic sulfinamides

AV Dobrydnev, MV Popova… - The Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on cyclic sulfinamides (put simply, sultims) published from 1989 to 2022 has
been summarized and reviewed. The information is divided into two sections: the analysis of …

Ebselen and diphenyl diselenide against fungal pathogens: A systematic review

JL Benelli, VR Poester, LS Munhoz, AM Melo… - Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Fungal infections are one of the most prevalent diseases in the world and there is a lack of
new antifungal drug development for these diseases. We conducted a systematic review of …