Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

History of the development of antifungal azoles: A review on structures, SAR, and mechanism of action

M Shafiei, L Peyton, M Hashemzadeh, A Foroumadi - Bioorganic chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
With the increasing risk of invasive and life threating fungal infections, there is now a great
concern regarding the lower discovery rate of antifungal drugs in comparison to …

Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance

G Enkavi, M Javanainen, W Kulig, T Róg… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Clinical implications of globally emerging azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus

JF Meis, A Chowdhary, JL Rhodes… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Aspergillus fungi are the cause of an array of diseases affecting humans, animals and
plants. The triazole antifungal agents itraconazole, voriconazole, isavuconazole and …

The fungal CYP51s: their functions, structures, related drug resistance, and inhibitors

J Zhang, L Li, Q Lv, L Yan, Y Wang… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
CYP51 (Erg11) belongs to the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP) superfamily and
mediates a crucial step of the synthesis of ergosterol, which is a fungal-specific sterol. It is …

Azole fungicides–understanding resistance mechanisms in agricultural fungal pathogens

CL Price, JE Parker, AGS Warrilow… - Pest management …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plant fungal pathogens can have devastating effects on a wide range of crops, including
cereals and fruit (such as wheat and grapes), causing losses in crop yield, which are costly …

Contribution of Clinically Derived Mutations in ERG11 to Azole Resistance in Candida albicans

SA Flowers, B Colón, SG Whaley… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
In Candida albicans, the ERG11 gene encodes lanosterol demethylase, the target of the
azole antifungals. Mutations in ERG11 that result in an amino acid substitution alter the …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane-attached mammalian cytochromes P450: An overview of the membrane's effects on structure, drug binding, and interactions with redox partners

M Šrejber, V Navrátilová, M Paloncýová… - Journal of inorganic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mammalian cytochromes P450 are an important class of enzymes involved in the
biotransformation of many endo-and exogenous compounds. Cytochrome P450 isoforms …

Epidemiology and molecular mechanisms of antifungal resistance in Candida and Aspergillus

SS Gonçalves, ACR Souza, A Chowdhary, JF Meis… - Mycoses, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The significant increase in the use of antifungal agents, both for the treatment of candidiasis
and invasive aspergillosis and as azole fungicides in agricultural crop protection has …

Role of GxxxG motifs in transmembrane domain interactions

MG Teese, D Langosch - Biochemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Transmembrane (TM) helices of integral membrane proteins can facilitate strong and
specific noncovalent protein–protein interactions. Mutagenesis and structural analyses have …