Application of cinnamic acid in the structural modification of natural products: A review

H Deng, Q Xu, HY Guo, X Huang, F Chen, L Jin… - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural products can generally exhibit a variety of biological activities, but most show
mediocre performance in preliminary activity evaluation. Natural products often require …

Current development of β-carboline derived potential antimalarial scaffolds

P Kushwaha, V Kumar, B Saha - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carboline alkaloids are an eminent class of nitrogen-based natural alkaloids and
therapeutic molecules which exert various pharmacological activities through diverse …

Design and synthesis of harmiquins, harmine and chloroquine hybrids as potent antiplasmodial agents

G Poje, LP de Carvalho, J Held, D Moita… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malaria remains one of the major health problems worldwide. The lack of an effective
vaccine and the increasing resistance of Plasmodium to the approved antimalarial drugs …

Harmicens, novel harmine and ferrocene hybrids: design, synthesis and biological activity

G Poje, M Marinović, K Pavić, M Mioč, M Kralj… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer and malaria are both global health threats. Due to the increase in the resistance to
the known drugs, research on new active substances is a priority. Here, we present the …

Inhibitors of the Plasmodium falciparum Hsp90 towards Selective Antimalarial Drug Design: The Past, Present and Future

ML Stofberg, C Caillet, M de Villiers, T Zininga - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaria is still one of the major killer parasitic diseases in tropical settings, posing a public
health threat. The development of antimalarial drug resistance is reversing the gains made …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of new quinoline and anthranilic acid derivatives as potential quorum sensing inhibitors

I Perković, T Poljak, K Savijoki, P Varmanen… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inhibiting quorum sensing (QS), a central communication system, is a promising strategy to
combat bacterial pathogens without antibiotics. Here, we designed novel hybrid compounds …

Further investigation of harmicines as novel antiplasmodial agents: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship and insight into the mechanism of action

M Marinović, G Poje, I Perković, D Fontinha… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rise of the resistance of the malaria parasite to the currently approved therapy urges the
discovery and development of new efficient agents. Previously we have demonstrated that …

Design, synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of new amide-, carbamate-, and ureido-type harmicines

M Marinović, H Rimac, LP de Carvalho, C Rôla… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Malaria, one of the oldest parasitic diseases, remains a global health threat, and the
increasing resistance of the malaria parasite to current antimalarials is forcing the discovery …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of harmirins, novel harmine–coumarin hybrids as potential anticancer agents

K Pavić, M Beus, G Poje, L Uzelac, M Kralj, Z Rajić - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
As cancer remains one of the major health burdens worldwide, novel agents, due to the
development of resistance, are needed. In this work, we designed and synthesized …

Potentiometric Surfactant Sensor Based on 1,3-Dihexadecyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium for Anionic Surfactants in Detergents and Household Care Products

N Sakač, D Madunić-Čačić, D Marković, L Hok… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
A 1, 3-dihexadecyl-1 H-benzo [d] imidazol-3-ium-tetraphenylborate (DHBI-TPB) ion-pair
implemented in DHBI-TPB surfactant sensor was used for the potentiometric quantification of …