Ribosome-targeting antibiotics and resistance via ribosomal RNA methylation

L Jeremia, BE Deprez, D Dey, GL Conn… - RSC Medicinal …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The rise of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections is a cause of global concern. There is an
urgent need to both revitalize antibacterial agents that are ineffective due to resistance while …

En route to the transformation of glycoscience: A chemist's perspective on internal and external crossroads in glycochemistry

D Crich - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrate chemistry is an essential component of the glycosciences and is fundamental
to their progress. This Perspective takes the position that carbohydrate chemistry, or …

Synthesis of gentamicins C1, C2, and C2a and antiribosomal and antibacterial activity of gentamicins B1, C1, C1a, C2, C2a, C2b, and X2

S Jana, P Rajasekaran, K Haldimann… - ACS Infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Complementing our earlier syntheses of the gentamicins B1, C1a, C2b, and X2, we describe
the synthesis of gentamicins C1, C2, and C2a characterized by methyl substitution at the 6 …

Structural mechanism of GTPase-powered ribosome-tRNA movement

V Petrychenko, BZ Peng, AC de AP Schwarzer… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
GTPases are regulators of cell signaling acting as molecular switches. The translational
GTPase EF-G stands out, as it uses GTP hydrolysis to generate force and promote the …

Molecular modelling, synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of benzimidazole nucleoside mimetics

H Chaurasia, VK Singh, R Mishra, AK Yadav… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of new N-1-(β-d-ribofuranosyl) benzimidazole derivatives has been designed using
in silico methods and synthesized as probable antimicrobial agents. Further, the compounds …

Design, synthesis, anticancer, and antibacterial evaluation of some quinazolinone‐based derivatives as DHFR inhibitors

EO Osman, SH Emam, A Sonousi… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Two series of quinazolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized as dihydrofolate
reductase (DHFR) inhibitors. All compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial and …

Design, docking, molecular dynamics, synthesis and antimicrobial studies on quinoline derivatives and some isosteres

VK Singh, I Ahmad, H Patel, J Dwivedi, P Singh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The computer added design, synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal activities of a series of
quinoline derivatives and some isosteres are reported. In silico studies using autodock …

[HTML][HTML] Brief considerations on targeting RNA with small molecules

Q Vicens, E Westhof - Faculty Reviews, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For more than three decades, RNA has been known to be a relevant and attractive
macromolecule to target but figuring out which RNA should be targeted and how remains …

Structure‐Activity Relationships for 5′′ Modifications of 4, 5‐Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

JCK Quirke, GC Sati, A Sonousi, M Gysin… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Modification at the 5''‐position of 4, 5‐disubstituted aminoglycoside antibiotics
(AGAs) to circumvent inactivation by aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) is well …

Two Cryptic Self‐Resistance Mechanisms in Streptomyces tenebrarius Reveal Insights into the Biosynthesis of Apramycin

Q Zhang, HT Chi, L Wu, Z Deng, Y Yu - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Apramycin is a clinically promising aminoglycoside antibiotic (AGA). To date, mechanisms
underlying the biosynthesis and self‐resistance of apramycin remain largely unknown. Here …