[HTML][HTML] Macrocyclization reactions: the importance of conformational, configurational, and template-induced preorganization

V Marti-Centelles, MD Pandey, MI Burguete… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Macrocyclic structures are common synthetic targets in drug discovery,(1, 2) and therefore,
interest in their study is continuously increasing in this field.(3, 4) A classic example is …

Advances in development of antimicrobial peptidomimetics as potential drugs

N Molchanova, PR Hansen, H Franzyk - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens has evolved into a global health
problem as current treatment options are failing for infections caused by pan-resistant …

Addressing MRSA infection and antibacterial resistance with peptoid polymers

J Xie, M Zhou, Y Qian, Z Cong, S Chen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) induced infection calls for
antibacterial agents that are not prone to antimicrobial resistance. We prepare protease …

Peptoid polymers: a highly designable bioinspired material

J Sun, RN Zuckermann - ACS nano, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired polymeric materials are attracting increasing attention due to significant
advantages over their natural counterparts: the ability to precisely tune their structures over a …

Applications of discrete synthetic macromolecules in life and materials science: recent and future trends

R Aksakal, C Mertens, M Soete, N Badi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the field of sequence‐defined polymers and related ultraprecise,
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …

Peptides and peptidomimetics for antimicrobial drug design

B Mojsoska, H Jenssen - Pharmaceuticals, 2015 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this paper is to introduce and highlight a few classes of traditional
antimicrobial peptides with a focus on structure-activity relationship studies. After first …

Peptidomimetic oligomers targeting membrane phosphatidylserine exhibit broad antiviral activity

PM Tate, V Mastrodomenico, C Cunha… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of durable new antiviral therapies is challenging, as viruses can evolve
rapidly to establish resistance and attenuate therapeutic efficacy. New compounds that …

Sequence-defined bioactive macrocycles via an acid-catalysed cascade reaction

M Porel, DN Thornlow, NN Phan, CA Alabi - Nature chemistry, 2016 - nature.com
Synthetic macrocycles derived from sequence-defined oligomers are a unique structural
class whose ring size, sequence and structure can be tuned via precise organization of the …

Design of Peptoid-peptide Macrocycles to Inhibit the β-catenin TCF Interaction in Prostate Cancer

JA Schneider, TW Craven, AC Kasper, C Yun… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
New chemical inhibitors of protein–protein interactions are needed to propel advances in
molecular pharmacology. Peptoids are peptidomimetic oligomers with the capability to …

Sequence-defined synthetic polymers for new-generation functional biomaterials

Z Deng, Q Shi, J Tan, J Hu, S Liu - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synthetic polymers have been extensively exploited for biomedical and pharmacological
applications, spanning from surgical devices, diagnostics, tissue engineering, regenerative …