A comprehensive review on natural occurrence, synthesis and biological activities of glycolipids

RCR Jala, S Vudhgiri, CG Kumar - Carbohydrate Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycolipids are ubiquitous and biologically important molecules and are involved in diverse
biological functions and exhibit biosurfactant applications due to their surface-active and …

Inhibitors of the Sec61 complex and novel high throughput screening strategies to target the protein translocation pathway

E Pauwels, R Schülein, K Vermeire - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proteins targeted to the secretory pathway start their intracellular journey by being
transported across biological membranes such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). A central …

A common mechanism of Sec61 translocon inhibition by small molecules

S Itskanov, L Wang, T Junne, R Sherriff, L Xiao… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The Sec61 complex forms a protein-conducting channel in the endoplasmic reticulum
membrane that is required for secretion of soluble proteins and production of many …

An alternative pathway for membrane protein biogenesis at the endoplasmic reticulum

S O'keefe, G Zong, KB Duah, LE Andrews… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The heterotrimeric Sec61 complex is a major site for the biogenesis of transmembrane
proteins (TMPs), accepting nascent TMP precursors that are targeted to the endoplasmic …

Ipomoeassin F binds Sec61α to inhibit protein translocation

G Zong, Z Hu, S O'keefe, D Tranter… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ipomoeassin F is a potent natural cytotoxin that inhibits growth of many tumor cell lines with
single-digit nanomolar potency. However, its biological and pharmacological properties …

Photoswitchable Carbohydrate‐Based Macrocyclic Azobenzene: Synthesis, Chiroptical Switching, and Multistimuli‐Responsive Self‐Assembly

C Lin, S Maisonneuve, R Métivier… - Chemistry–A European …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A one‐pot O‐alkylation mediated macrocyclization approach has been used for the
synthesis of carbohydrate‐based macrocyclic azobenzene. The synthesized macrocycle can …

Chemistry and biological activity of resin glycosides from Convolvulaceae species

BY Fan, X Jiang, YX Li, WL Wang… - Medicinal Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbohydrate‐based drug discovery has gained more and more attention during the last few
decades. Resin glycoside is a kind of novel and complex glycolipids mainly distributed in …

Total Synthesis of the Purported Structure of Branched Resin Glycosides Merremoside G and H2

S Lee, YH Rhee - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The first total synthesis of the purported structure of branched resin glycosides merremoside
G and H2 is accomplished. A signature step is represented by the sequential transition …

Amphiphilic glycoconjugates as potential anti-cancer chemotherapeutics

M Govindarajan - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Amphiphilicity is one of the desirable features in the process of drug development which
improves the biological as well as the pharmacokinetics profile of bioactive molecule …

Ring expansion leads to a more potent analogue of Ipomoeassin F

G Zong, Z Hu, KB Duah, LE Andrews… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Two new ring-size-varying analogues (2 and 3) of ipomoeassin F were synthesized and
evaluated. Improved cytotoxicity (IC50: from 1.8 nM) and in vitro protein translocation …