A review of the pharmacological activities and recent synthetic advances of γ-butyrolactones

J Hur, J Jang, J Sim - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
γ-Butyrolactone, a five-membered lactone moiety, is one of the privileged structures of
diverse natural products and biologically active small molecules. Because of their broad …

Antimicrobial activity of lactones

M Mazur, D Masłowiec - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics and the consequent lack of effective
therapy is one of the biggest problems in modern medicine. A consequence of these …

Structure–Activity Relationship Studies of Acetazolamide-Based Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors with Activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

CS Hewitt, NS Abutaleb, AEM Elhassanny… - ACS infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an urgent threat to public health in the United States and around
the world. Many of the current classes of antibiotics to treat N. gonorrhoeae infection are …

Repurposing FDA-approved sulphonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

NS Abutaleb, AEM Elhassanny… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a high-priority pathogen of concern due to the growing prevalence
of resistance development against approved antibiotics. Herein, we report the anti …

Heterocycle-substituted α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones derivatives synthesis, antifungal activity, and 3D-QSAR

L Li, D Yang, H Li, G Chen, P Lei, Y Gao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing fungicides from active botanical skeletons is one of the effective methods to
tackle the resistance of plant pathogens. Based on our previous discoveries, a series of …

SAR investigation and optimization of benzimidazole-based derivatives as antimicrobial agents against Gram-negative bacteria

EME Dokla, NS Abutaleb, SN Milik, EAEA Kandil… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria represent a serious threat to modern medicine and human life.
Only a minority of antibacterial agents are active against Gram-negative bacteria. Hence, the …

Discovery of a novel natural product inhibitor of Clostridioides difficile with potent activity in vitro and in vivo

R Pal, MN Seleem - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Clostridioides difficile infection is a global health threat and remains the primary cause of
hospital-acquired infections worldwide. The burgeoning incidence and severity of infections …

Emerging Strategies to Combat Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Natural Agents with High Potential

JM Ueda, C Milho, S A. Heleno… - Current …, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
Infectious diseases have always been a concern for human health, responsible for
numerous pandemics throughout history. Even with the advancement of medicine, new …

Carbonylative ring expansion of oxetane into γ‐butyrolactone using bimetallic cobaltate catalysts: Insight into the deactivation mechanism

V Ganesan, S Yoon - Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract γ‐butyrolactones and their derivatives serve as the fundamental building blocks for
a wide range of biologically significant and synthetically challenging natural products, which …

High-throughput screening identifies a novel natural product-inspired scaffold capable of inhibiting Clostridioides difficile in vitro

R Pal, M Dai, MN Seleem - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Clostridioides difficile is an enteric pathogen responsible for causing debilitating diarrhea,
mostly in hospitalized patients. The bacterium exploits on microbial dysbiosis induced by the …