Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y Xie, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Biology of antimicrobial resistance and approaches to combat it

SM Schrader, J Vaubourgeix, C Nathan - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Insufficient development of new antibiotics and the rising resistance of bacteria to those that
we have are putting the world at risk of losing the most widely curative class of medicines …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for drug target identification in Mycobacterium leprae

M Acebrón-García-de-Eulate, TL Blundell… - Drug Discovery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hansen's disease (HD), or leprosy, continues to be endemic in many parts of the
world. Although multidrug therapy (MDT) is successful in curing a large number of patients …

[HTML][HTML] CapitalBio Mycobacterium real-time polymerase chain reaction detection test: rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous …

Y Shen, L Fang, X Xu, B Ye, G Yu - International Journal of Infectious …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the accuracy of the CapitalBio Mycobacterium real-time polymerase
chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection test for pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) …

Azaaurones as potent antimycobacterial agents active against MDR‐and XDR‐TB

A Campaniço, MP Carrasco, M Njoroge… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we report the screening of a small library of aurones and their isosteric counterparts,
azaaurones and N‐acetylazaaurones, against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Aurones were …

Biosynthesis of Galactan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a Viable TB Drug Target?

Z Konyariková, K Savková, S Kozmon, K Mikušová - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
While target-based drug design has proved successful in several therapeutic areas, this
approach has not yet provided compelling outcomes in the field of antibacterial agents. This …

Application of Computational Methods in Understanding Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Resistance

G Mugumbate, B Nyathi, A Zindoga… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) impedes the
End TB Strategy by the World Health Organization aiming for zero deaths, disease, and …

Galaxy for open-source computational drug discovery solutions

A Singh Gaur, S Nagamani… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Drug discovery in academia and industry poses contrasting challenges. While
academia focuses on producing new knowledge, industry is keen on product development …

Genomics, computational biology and drug discovery for mycobacterial infections: fighting the emergence of resistance

A Munir, SC Vedithi, AK Chaplin, TL Blundell - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are mycobacterial infections caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae respectively. These diseases continue to be …

Differences between Mycobacterium chimaera and tuberculosis Using Ocular Multimodal Imaging: A Systematic Review

SA Zweifel, N Foa, MRJ Wiest, A Carnevali… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to their non-specific diagnostic patterns of ocular infection, differential diagnosis
between Mycobacterium (M.) chimaera and tuberculosis can be challenging. In both …