Bacterial lipid membranes as promising targets to fight antimicrobial resistance, molecular foundations and illustration through the renewal of aminoglycoside …

MP Mingeot-Leclercq, JL Décout - MedChemComm, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hereunder, we highlight bacterial membrane anionic lipids as attractive targets in the design
of antibacterial drugs which can be effective against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative …

Promising antifungal agents: A minireview

KVSM Chandrika, S Sharma - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In the recent past, prevalence of life threatening fungal diseases have increased rapidly in
immune-compromised cases such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer …

Alkylated piperazines and piperazine-azole hybrids as antifungal agents

N Thamban Chandrika, SK Shrestha… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The extensive use of fluconazole (FLC) and other azole drugs has caused the emergence
and rise of azole-resistant fungi. The fungistatic nature of FLC in combination with toxicity …

A combination approach to treating fungal infections

SK Shrestha, MY Fosso, S Garneau-Tsodikova - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Azoles are antifungal drugs used to treat fungal infections such as candidiasis in humans.
Their extensive use has led to the emergence of drug resistance, complicating antifungal …

Mycobacterial membranes as actionable targets for lipid-centric therapy in tuberculosis

B Modak, S Girkar, R Narayan… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Infectious diseases remain significant health concerns worldwide, and resistance is
particularly common in patients with tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

Comprehensive review of chemical strategies for the preparation of new aminoglycosides and their biological activities

NT Chandrika, S Garneau-Tsodikova - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A systematic analysis of all synthetic and chemoenzymatic methodologies for the
preparation of aminoglycosides for a variety of applications (therapeutic and agricultural) …

Drug repurposing strategy II: from approved drugs to agri-fungicide leads

JX An, Y Ma, WB Zhao, YM Hu, YR Wang… - The Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Epidemic diseases of crops caused by fungi deeply affected the course of human history
and processed a major restriction on social and economic development. However, with the …

New trends in the use of aminoglycosides

MY Fosso, Y Li, S Garneau-Tsodikova - MedChemComm, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite their inherent toxicity and the acquired bacterial resistance that continuously
threaten their long-term clinical use, aminoglycosides (AGs) still remain valuable …

A complex game of hide and seek: the search for new antifungals

HX Ngo, S Garneau-Tsodikova, KD Green - MedChemComm, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Fungal infections directly affect millions of people each year. In addition to the invasive
fungal infections of humans, the plants and animals that comprise our primary food source …

Synthesis and bioactivities of kanamycin B-derived cationic amphiphiles

MY Fosso, SK Shrestha, KD Green… - Journal of medicinal …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cationic amphiphiles derived from aminoglycosides (AGs) have been shown to exhibit
enhanced antimicrobial activity. Through the attachment of hydrophobic residues such as …