Chemical reporters for bacterial glycans: development and applications

N Banahene, HW Kavunja, BM Swarts - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacteria possess an extraordinary repertoire of cell envelope glycans that have critical
physiological functions. Pathogenic bacteria have glycans that are essential for growth and …

Vaccine development for bacterial pathogens: Advances, challenges and prospects

IE Mba, HC Sharndama… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The advent and use of antimicrobials have played a key role in treating potentially life‐
threatening infectious diseases, improving health, and saving the lives of millions of people …

Photodynamic therapy for leishmaniasis: recent advances and future trends

M Varzandeh, R Mohammadinejad… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis has infected more than 12 million people worldwide. This neglected tropical
disease, causing 20,000–30,000 deaths per year, is a global health problem. The …

Sonogashira cross-coupling as a key step in the synthesis of new glycoporphyrins

B Godlewski, D Baran, M de Robichon… - Organic Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycoporphyrins are an important subclass of the porphyrin family of compounds. They have
been intensively studied because of their biological importance, ie they exhibit increased …

Click Chemistry‐Inspired Synthesis of Porphyrin Hybrid Glycodendrimers as Fluorescent Sensor for Cu (II) Ions

AK Agrahari, S Kumar, MD Pandey… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An expeditious and modular CuAAC 'click'protocol has been exploited for the construction of
porphyrin cored hybrid glycodendrimers of G1 and G2 generation. The developed porphyrin …

New Route to Glycosylated Porphyrins via Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution (SNAr)—Synthesis and Cellular Uptake Studies

M Rosa, N Jędryka, S Skorupska… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glycoporphyrins are group of compounds of high value for the purpose of photodynamic
therapy and other biomedical applications. Despite great progress in the field, new diversity …

Suzuki‐Miyaura Reaction of Glycals with Base‐Labile Protecting Groups as a New Route to Glycoporphyrins

B Godlewski, M Malinowski - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glycoporphyrins are considered promising photosensitisers of new generation. Herein, we
describe a metal‐catalysed synthetic method towards porphyrin‐carbohydrate C− C …

[HTML][HTML] Photoinactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis by Near-Infrared Radiation Using a Trehalose-Conjugated Heptamethine …

NV Kozobkova, MP Samtsov, AP Lugovski… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The spread of multidrug-resistant mycobacterium strains requires the development of new
approaches to combat diseases caused by these pathogens. For that, photodynamic …

A systematic overview of strategies for photosensitizer and light delivery in antibacterial photodynamic therapy for lung infections

MO Shleeva, GR Demina, AP Savitsky - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) emerges as a viable treatment strategy for
infections resistant to conventional antibiotics. A complex interplay of factors, including …

Glycoconjugates: Advances in modern medicines and human health

D Chettri, M Chirania, D Boro, AK Verma - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycans and their glycoconjugates are complex biomolecules that are crucial for various
biological processes. Glycoconjugates are found in all domains of life. They are covalently …