Amikacin: uses, resistance, and prospects for inhibition

MS Ramirez, ME Tolmasky - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aminoglycosides are a group of antibiotics used since the 1940s to primarily treat a broad
spectrum of bacterial infections. The primary resistance mechanism against these antibiotics …

Targeting RNA with small molecules

JR Thomas, PJ Hergenrother - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
The recently discovered functions of RNA dramatically expand the cellular roles for this
macromolecule. RNA can no longer be viewed as a passive element, working simply as an …

The future of aminoglycosides: the end or renaissance?

JL Houghton, KD Green, W Chen… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Although aminoglycosides have been used as antibacterials for decades, their use has
been hindered by their inherent toxicity and the resistance that has emerged to these …

Topology links RNA secondary structure with global conformation, dynamics, and adaptation

MH Bailor, X Sun, HM Al-Hashimi - Science, 2010 - science.org
Thermodynamic rules that link RNA sequences to secondary structure are well established,
but the link between secondary structure and three-dimensional global conformation …

Application of carbohydrates in approved small molecule drugs: A review

H Jiang, X Qin, Q Wang, Q Xu, J Wang, Y Wu… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbohydrates are an important energy source and play numerous key roles in all living
organisms. Carbohydrates chemistry involved in diagnosis and treatment of diseases has …

Antibiotics that target protein synthesis

LS McCoy, Y Xie, Y Tor - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The key role of the bacterial ribosome makes it an important target for antibacterial agents.
Indeed, a large number of clinically useful antibiotics target this complex translational …

Development of novel aminoglycoside (NB54) with reduced toxicity and enhanced suppression of disease-causing premature stop mutations

I Nudelman, A Rebibo-Sabbah… - Journal of medicinal …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Nonsense mutations promote premature translational termination and represent the
underlying cause of a large number of human genetic diseases. The aminoglycoside …

DNA-binding drugs caught in action: the latest 3D pictures of drug-DNA complexes

DR Boer, A Canals, M Coll - Dalton Transactions, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, we review recent DNA-binding agents that are expected to influence the field
of DNA-targeting. We restrict ourselves to binders for which the three-dimensional structure …

Comprehensive review of chemical strategies for the preparation of new aminoglycosides and their biological activities

NT Chandrika, S Garneau-Tsodikova - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A systematic analysis of all synthetic and chemoenzymatic methodologies for the
preparation of aminoglycosides for a variety of applications (therapeutic and agricultural) …

Recent advances in developing small molecules targeting nucleic acid

M Wang, Y Yu, C Liang, A Lu, G Zhang - International journal of molecular …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Nucleic acids participate in a large number of biological processes. However, current
approaches for small molecules targeting protein are incompatible with nucleic acids. On the …