Helical polymers for biological and medical applications

T Leigh, P Fernandez-Trillo - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Helices are the most prevalent secondary structure in biomolecules and play vital roles in
their activity. Chemists have been fascinated with mimicking this molecular conformation …

Functional modification of thioether groups in peptides, polypeptides, and proteins

TJ Deming - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recent developments in the modification of methionine and other thioether-containing
residues in peptides, polypeptides, and proteins are reviewed. Properties and potential …

High antibacterial activity and selectivity of the versatile polysulfoniums that combat drug resistance

J Sun, M Li, M Lin, B Zhang, X Chen - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfonium‐ion‐containing polymers exhibit significant potential benefits for various
applications. An efficient strategy to synthesize a type of antibacterial sulfonium‐ion‐bearing …

Structural Element of Vitamin U‐Mimicking Antibacterial Polypeptide with Ultrahigh Selectivity for Effectively Treating MRSA Infections

Z Zhang, X Wang, J Liu, H Yang, H Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) exhibit mighty antibacterial properties without inducing drug
resistance. Achieving much higher selectivity of AMPs towards bacteria and normal cells has …

Cell-penetrating peptides with intracellular organelle targeting

CP Cerrato, K Künnapuu, Ü Langel - Expert opinion on drug …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: One of the major limiting steps in order to have an effective drug is the passage
through one or more cell membranes to reach its site of action. To reach the action-site, the …

The importance of the glycosylation of antimicrobial peptides: Natural and synthetic approaches

NG Bednarska, BW Wren, SJ Willcocks - Drug Discovery Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Glycosylation is one of the most prevalent post-translational modifications of a protein, with a
defining impact on its structure and function. Many of the proteins involved in the innate or …

A Concise Approach to Site-Specific Topological Protein–Poly(amino acid) Conjugates Enabled by in Situ-Generated Functionalities

Y Hou, J Yuan, Y Zhou, J Yu, H Lu - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Controlling the topology of polymer-modified proteins has attracted growing interest.
However, one of the main challenges in this field is the lack of efficient and site-specific …

Polysulfonium: Unveiling a bioactive polymer to induce immunogenic cell death for anticancer therapy

X Lv, R Yin, M Lin, Z Guo, Y Tian, P Zhang, C Xiao… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Here we report a brand-new bioactive polymer featuring sulfonium moieties that exhibits the
capability of inducing immunogenic cell death (ICD) for anticancer therapy. The optimized …

Combating drug-resistant bacteria with sulfonium cationic poly (methionine)

L Zhu, J Li, W Huan - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Abstract antibiotic resistance and drug-resistant bacterial infections pose significant threats
to public health. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising candidate for related …

Chemoselective methionine bioconjugation on a polypeptide, protein, and proteome

J Zang, Y Chen, W Zhu, S Lin - Biochemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Methionine is one of the most hydrophobic, redox-sensitive, and one of the only two sulfur-
containing amino acids on protein. Because of these biochemical properties, the methionine …