[HTML][HTML] Bacterial adhesion to biomaterials: What regulates this attachment? A review

S Kreve, AC Dos Reis - Japanese dental science review, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial attachment to biomaterials is of great interest to the medical and dental field due to
its impact on dental implants, dental prostheses, and others, leading to the need to introduce …

Emerging and Re-emerging Warheads for Targeted Covalent Inhibitors: An Update

L Hillebrand, XJ Liang, RAM Serafim… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Covalent inhibitors and other types of covalent modalities have seen a revival in the past two
decades, with a variety of new targeted covalent drugs having been approved in recent …

Bacteria from the Amycolatopsis genus associated with a toxic bird secrete protective secondary metabolites

E Seibel, S Um, KH Bodawatta, AJ Komor… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Uropygial gland secretions of birds consist of host and bacteria derived compounds and
play a major sanitary and feather-protective role. Here we report on our microbiome studies …

SAR of novel benzothiazoles targeting an allosteric pocket of DENV and ZIKV NS2B/NS3 proteases

H Maus, F Barthels, SJ Hammerschmidt, K Kopp… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV), both mosquito-borne members
of the Flaviviridae family, have emerged as intercontinental health issues since their vectors …

The expanding repertoire of covalent warheads for drug discovery

NV Mehta, MS Degani - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The reactive functionalities of drugs that engage in covalent interactions with the
enzyme/receptor residue in either a reversible or an irreversible manner are …

Fluorovinylsulfones and-sulfonates as potent covalent reversible inhibitors of the trypanosomal cysteine protease rhodesain: structure–activity relationship, inhibition …

S Jung, N Fuchs, P Johe, A Wagner… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rhodesain is a major cysteine protease of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, a pathogen
causing Human African Trypanosomiasis, and a validated drug target. Recently, we reported …

Taxifolin, an Inhibitor of Sortase A, Interferes With the Adhesion of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal aureus

L Wang, G Wang, H Qu, K Wang, S Jing… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The evolution and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a
significant hidden risk to human public health. The majority of antibiotics used clinically have …

The Complete Assessment of Small Molecule and Peptidomimetic Inhibitors of Sortase A Towards Antivirulence Treatment

JCJ Hintzen, H Abujubara, D Tietze… - … –A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers the most recent advances in the development of inhibitors for the
bacterial enzyme sortase A (SrtA). Sortase A (SrtA) is a critical virulence factor, present …

Discovery of Inhibitors of DNA Methyltransferase 2, an Epitranscriptomic Modulator and Potential Target for Cancer Treatment

M Schwickert, TR Fischer… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Selective manipulation of the epitranscriptome could be beneficial for the treatment of
cancer and also broaden the understanding of epigenetic inheritance. Inhibitors of the tRNA …

Chemical biology of sortase a inhibition: A gateway to anti-infective therapeutic agents

R Sapra, AK Rajora, P Kumar, GP Maurya… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. The enzyme
sortase A, present on the cell surface of S. aureus, plays a key role in bacterial virulence …