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Inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase as potential antifungal drugs.
PublicationPrzedstawiono stan obecny i perspektywy zastosowania inhibitorów enzymu syntazy GlcN-6-P jako leków skutecznych w leczeniu grzybic układowych. Używając metod modelowania molekularnego zaprojektowano struktury inhibitorów enzymu należących do dwóch grup strukturalnych: analogów glutaminy oraz analogów stanu przejściowego reakcji katalizowanej przez enzym. Opracowano metody syntezy pochodnych zoptymalizowanych inhibitorów, wykazujących...
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Chromatographic analysis of extracts isolated from different poplar species as potential inhibitors of enzymatic hydrolysis Analiza chromatograficzna substancji ekstrakcyjnych pozyskanych z różnych odmian topoli jako potencjalnych inhibitorów hydrolizy enzymatycznej
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Antifungal dipeptides incorporating an inhibitor of homoserine dehydrogenase
PublicationThe antifungal activity of 5‐hydroxy‐4‐oxo‐L‐norvaline (HONV), exhibited under conditions mimicking human serum, may be improved upon incorporation of this amino acid into a dipeptide structure. Several HONV‐containing dipeptides inhibited growth of human pathogenic yeasts of the Candida genus in the RPMI‐1640 medium, with minimal inhibitory concentration values in the 32 to 64 μg mL−1 range. This activity was not affected by multidrug...
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A convenient synthesis of (S)-O-benzyl-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-beta-tyrosine.
PublicationOpracowano dogodną metodę syntezy tytułowego aminokwasu z aldehydu 4-benzyloksybenzoesowego, kwasu malonowego i octanu amonu. Otrzymany aminokwasu rozdzielono na enancjomery poprzez krystalizację soli diastereoizomerycznej z kwasem L-winowym.
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Computational Selectivity Assessment of Protease Inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2
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The Combination of Beta-Blockers and ACE Inhibitors Across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Diseases
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N-Alkyl Derivatives of L-Glutamine As Inhibitors of Glutamine - Utilizing Enzymes
PublicationA general facile method to synthesize the N-gamma-alkyl and N-gamma,N-gamma-dialkyl derivatives of L-glutamine (1a-d) from L-glutamic acid as a starting substrate is presented. The obtained compounds are shown to inhibit three diferent glutamine-utilizing enzymes, namely: glutaminase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase, with inhibitory constants within the milimolar range.
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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: structure-activity relationship and kinetic studies on selected flavonoids
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Diaryl Sulfide Derivatives as Potential Iron Corrosion Inhibitors: A Computational Study
PublicationThe present work aimed to assess six diaryl sulfide derivatives as potential corrosion inhibitors. These derivatives were compared with dapsone (4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone), a common leprosy antibiotic that has been shown to resist the corrosion of mild steel in acidic media with a corrosion efficiency exceeding 90%. Since all the studied compounds possess a common molecular backbone (diphenyl sulfide), dapsone was taken as the...
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Carboxylic acids as efficient corrosion inhibitors of aluminium alloys in alkaline media
PublicationThe efficiency of AA5754 aluminium alloy corrosion inhibition achieved with maleic, malic, succinic, tartaric, citric, tricarballylic acids and serine in alkaline environment (pH 11) was examined. Selected corrosion inhibitors are characterized by different numbers and distribution of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups within their molecules. We have proposed and verified a novel approach for determining the adsorption isotherms based...
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Inhibitory endopeptydazy prolinowej pochodzące z białek żywności
PublicationBioaktywne peptydy pochodzące z białek żywności mają nie tylko znaczenie żywieniowe, ale szczególnie profilaktyczne i terapeutyczne w przypadku wielu chorób. Są to małocząsteczkowe fragmenty białek, które po uwolnieniu podczas hydrolizy mogą wykazywać m.in. właściwości przeciwcukrzycowe, przeciwnadciśnieniowe, przeciwdrobnoustrojowe, przeciwutleniające, immunomodulujące...
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Novel Inhibitor-Based Therapies for Thyroid Cancer—An Update
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Influence of the substituent on amide nitrogen atom of N-acetyl tyrosine on interactions with β-cyclodextrin
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Overcome the tumor immunotherapy resistance by combination of the HDAC6 inhibitors with antitumor Immunomodulatory agents.
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N-acylpeptides with glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase inhibitors - synthesisand antifungal activity
PublicationOpracowano syntezę kilku peptydów (di i tripeptydów) zawierających inhibitory syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu oraz przeprowadzono je w N-acylopochodne (acetylowe, heksanoilowe, dekanoilowe) oraz zbadano ich aktywność przeciwgrzybową w stosunku do szczepów Candida albicans z opornością wielolekową. Stwierdzono, że N-acylopeptydy wykazują aktywność przeciwgrzybową oraz określono wartości MIC.
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Facilitated diffusion of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase inhibitors enhances their antifungal activity
PublicationKwas N-3(4-metoksyfumaroilo)-L-2,3-diaminopropanowy (FMDP) i 2-amino-2-deo-ksy-D-glucitolo-6-fosforan (ADGP) są silnymi inhibitorami syntazy glukoza-mino-6-fosforanu, istotnego enzymu grzybowego, jednak ich aktywność przeciwgrzybowa jest słaba, ze względu na powolną penetrację tych związków przez błonę cytoplazmatyczną. W tej pracy badaliśmy możliwość poprawy działania przeciwgrzybowego ADGP i FMDP poprzez zwiększenie ich własności...
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Application 2D Descriptors and Artificial Neural Networks for Beta-Glucosidase Inhibitors Screening
PublicationBeta-glucosidase inhibitors play important medical and biological roles. In this study, simple two-variable artificial neural network (ANN) classification models were developed for beta-glucosidase inhibitors screening. All bioassay data were obtained from the ChEMBL database. The classifiers were generated using 2D molecular descriptors and the data miner tool available in the STATISTICA package (STATISTICA Automated Neural...
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Uric acid and xantine-oxidase inhibitors in patients with gout: A re-assessment and an update
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Inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase as potential antimicrobials or antidiabetics – synthesis and properties
PublicationGlucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (GlcN-6-P synthase) is known as a promising target for antimicrobial agents and antidiabetics. Several compounds of natural or synthetic origin have been identified as inhibitors of this enzyme. This set comprises highly selective L-glutamine, amino sugar phosphate or transition state intermediate cis-enolamine analogues. Relatively low antimicrobial activity of these inhibitors, poorly penetrating...
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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Carboxylic Acids as Corrosion Inhibitors of Aluminium Alloys
PublicationThe datasets, titled X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy studies of citric acid adsorption on aluminium alloy 5754 in alkaline media and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy studies of various carboxylic acids adsorption on aluminium alloys in alkaline media, contain XPS studies of the corrosion inhibitory action of selected dicarboxylic acids towards commercially available aluminium alloy 5754 in alkaline media at pH=11. These datasets...
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Electrochemical Evaluation of Sustainable Corrosion Inhibitors via Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
PublicationFinding suitable measurement methods for the effective management of electrochemical problems is of paramount importance, particularly for improving efficiency in corrosion protection. The need for accurate measurement techniques specific to nonstationary conditions has long been recognized, and promising approaches have emerged. This chapter introduces dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a novel advancement in electrochemistry...
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Efficient Extraction of Fermentation Inhibitors by Means of Green Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents
PublicationThe methods for hydrogen yield efficiency improvements, the gaseous stream purification in gaseous biofuels generation, and the biomass pretreatment are considered as the main trends in research devoted to gaseous biofuel production. The environmental aspect related to the liquid stream purification arises. Moreover, the management of post-fermentation broth with the application of various biorefining techniques gains importance....
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of thiophosphate tricyclic coumarin derivatives as steroid sulfatase inhibitors
PublicationSteroid sulfatase (STS) enzyme inhibition is an important approach to the management of hormone-dependent breast cancer. In this paper, we report convenient methods for the synthesis and biological evaluation of thiophosphate tricyclic coumarin analogs exhibiting STS activity. The described methods are based on the straightforward preparation of 7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]chromen-2-one, 3-hydroxy- 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one,...
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Phosphate tricyclic coumarin analogs as steroid sulfatase inhibitors: synthesis and biological activity.
PublicationIn the present work, we report convenient methods for the synthesis and biological evaluation of phosphate tricyclic coumarin derivatives as potential steroid sulfatase inhibitors. The described synthesis includes the straightforward preparation of 7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]chromen-4-one, 3-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one and 3-hydroxy-8,9,10,11-tetrahydro-7H-cyclohepta[c]chromen-6-one modified...
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Geometry optimization of steroid sulfatase inhibitors - the influence on the free binding energy with STS
PublicationIn the paper we review the application of two techniques (molecular mechanics and quantum mechanics) to study the influence of geometry optimization of the steroid sulfatase inhibitors on the values of descriptors coded their chemical structure and their free binding energy with the STS protein. We selected 22 STS-inhibitors and compared their structures optimized with MM+, PM7 and DFT B3LYP/6–31++G* approaches considering separately...
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Photoprotection and Antiaging Activity of Extracts from Honeybush (Cyclopia sp.)—In Vitro Wound Healing and Inhibition of the Skin Extracellular Matrix Enzymes: Tyrosinase, Collagenase, Elastase and Hyaluronidase
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Cadmium inhibitory action leads to changes in structure of ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase
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Analogi glutaminy jako inhibitory syntazy Glcn-6-P
PublicationArtykuł stanowi przegląd stanu wiedzy z ostatnich trzyciestu lat dotyczący inhibitorów syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu będących analogami glutaminy, ze szczególnym naciskiem na właściwości wybranych inhibitorów oraz ich syntezę.
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In vitro antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties of Rubus caesius L
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Nuclear quantum effects in a HIV/cancer inhibitor: The case of ellipticine
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Sodium nitrite as a corrosion inhibitor of copper in simulated cooling water
PublicationThe corrosion inhibition behavior of sodium nitrite (NaNO2) towards pure copper (99.95%) in simulated cooling water (SCW) was investigated by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and dynamic electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (DEIS). NaNO2 interferes with metal dissolution and reduce the corrosion rate through the formation or maintenance of inhibitive film on the metal surface. Surface morphologies illustrated...
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Wspólna lokalizacja jako katalizator i inhibitor rozwoju klastrów
PublicationStreszczenie: Głównym problemem badawczym poruszonym w artykule są zalety i wady wspólnej lokalizacji. Celem artykułu był przegląd koncepcji teoretycznych poświęconych konsekwencjom umiejscowienia podmiotów gospodarczych w konkretnych warunkach geograficznych i społecznych. Większość omawianych koncepcji została zaprezentowana w kontekście struktur klastrowych, dla których kwestia zakotwiczenia na określonym obszarze jest jedną...
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Synthesis of analogues of anthraquinones linked to tuftsin or retro-tuftsin residues as potential topoisomerase inhibitors
PublicationZsyntetyzowano 10 nowych analogów antrachinonów z pochodnymi tuftsyny i retro-tuftsyny jako potencjalne inhibitory topoizomerazy. Substratem wyjściowym były zsyntetyzowane 1,4-, 1,5- i 1,8-bis(tosyloksy)-9,10-antrachinony oraz odpowiednio chronione pochodne tuftsyny i retro-tuftsyny, które otrzymano metodą mieszanych bezwodników z zastosowaniem chloromrówczanu izobutylu i NMM. Reakcje prowadzone były w acetonitrylu pod azotem w...
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Structural analogues of reactive intermediates as inhibitors of glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase and phosphoglucose isomerase
PublicationCentra aktywne izomerazy fosfoglukozowej (PGI) oraz domeny izomerazowej (HPI) syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu (GlcN-6-P), wykazują podobieństwo ułożenia przestrzennego kluczowych reszt aminokwasowych, z wyjątkiem reszty Arg272 PGI i reszt Lys603 i Lys485 HPI. Dziesięć pochodnych D-heksitolo-6-P, kwasu 5-fosfoarabonowego i kwasu 6-fosfoglukonowego, strukturalnych analogów cis-enolaminy lub cis-enolanu, przypuszczalnych stanów przejściowych...
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Perturbation of cellular functions by topoisomerase II inhibitors: all roads lead to cell death?
PublicationPraca przeglądowa opisuje jakie funkcje mogą ulec zahamowaniu/zmianie pod wpływem działania inhibitorów topoizomerazy typu II w komórkach nowotworowych. W szczególności dyskutujemy jakie zmiany w szlakach sygnalizacji wewnątrzkomórkowej mogą prowadzić do zahamowania wzrostu oraz indukcji różnych rodzajów śmierci komórkowej i czy rodzaj śmierci komórkowej może decydować o skuteczności leków przeciwnowotoworowych, które hamują aktywność...
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A Review of Progress in Histone Deacetylase 6 inhibitors Research: Structural Specificity and Functional Diversity.
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Synthesis of New Hydrazone Derivatives and Evaluation of their Efficacy as Proliferation Inhibitors in Human Cancer Cells
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Application of quartz crystal microbalance and dynamic impedance spectroscopy to the study of copper corrosion inhibitors
PublicationThe study investigates the application of Dynamic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (DEIS) and Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) techniques to examine the corrosion inhibition of copper by Benzotriazole and Sodium Folate in a 0.1 M NaCl solution. DEIS, an advanced version of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), allows for real-time monitoring of non-stationary electrochemical systems,...
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Designing of Substrates and Inhibitors of Bovine α-Chymotrypsin with Synthetic Phenylalanine Analogues in Position P1
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Identification of 1H‐indene‐(1, 3, 5, 6)‐tetrol derivatives as potent pancreatic lipase inhibitors using molecular docking and molecular dynamics approach
PublicationPancreatic lipase is a potential therapeutic target to treat diet-induced obesity in humans, as obesity-related diseases continue to be a global problem. Despite intensive research on finding potential inhibitors, very few compounds have been introduced to clinical studies. In this work, new chemical scaffold 1H-indene-(1,3,5,6)-tetrol was proposed using knowledge-based approach, and 36 inhibitors were derived by modifying its...
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Substrate specificity and inhibitory study of human airway trypsin-like protease
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Pochodne fosforylowanych cukrów jako inhibitory syntazy glcn-6-p
PublicationW artykule został opisany mechanizm działania syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu i syntezy wybranych analogów blokujących domenę wiążących D-fruktozo-6-fosforanu, którym jest cis-enolamina.
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Synthesis and Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activity of N-Phosphorylated /N-Tiophosphorylated Tacrine
PublicationNovel phosphorus and thiophosphorus tacrine derivatives were designed, synthesized and their biological activity and molecular modeling was investigated as a new potential anti-Alzheimer's disease (AD) agents. All new synthesized compound exhibited lower toxicity against neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) in comparison with tacrine. Two analogues in the series, 7 and 9, demonstrated lack of cytotoxicity against hepatocellular cells...
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Chinifur, a Selective Inhibitor and "Subversive Substrate" for Trypanosoma congolense Trypanothione Reductase
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Activation of endogenous regenerative potential in mammals using epigenetic inhibitor zebularine
PublicationIn this work, a nucleoside inhibitor of DNA methyltransferases, zebularine, was investigated as a wound healing and regeneration promoting agent. It was found that a high dose of intraperitoneally delivered zebularine improved punch wound closure in the ear pinna in mice. Both cytidine, a zebularine analogue, and uridine, a zebularine metabolite, did not promote ear pinna hole closure. The effect of zebularine on ear pinna healing...
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Epigenetic inhibitor zebularine activates ear pinna wound closure in the mouse
PublicationBackground:Most studies on regenerative medicine focus on cell-based therapies and transplantations.Small-molecule therapeutics, though proved effective in different medical conditions, have not been extensivelyinvestigated in regenerative research. It is known that healing potential decreases with development and devel-opmental changes are driven by epigenetic mechanisms, which suggests epigenetic repression of regenerativecapacity.Methods:We...
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Identification of sustainable trypsin active‐site inhibitors from Nigrospora sphaerica strain AVA‐1
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Molecular modeling and evaluation of novel dibenzopyrrole derivatives as telomerase inhibitors and potential drug for cancer therapy
PublicationDuring previous years, many studies on synthesis, as well as on anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial activities of the pyrazole derivatives have been described. Certain pyrazole derivatives exhibit important pharmacological activities and have proved to be useful template in drug research. Considering importance of pyrazole template, in current work the series of novel inhibitors were designed by replacing central...
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The biological role of prolyl oligopeptidase and the procognitive potential of its peptidic inhibitors from food proteins
PublicationProlyl oligopeptidase (POP) is a conserved serine protease belonging to proline-specific peptidases. It has both enzymatic and non-enzymatic activity and is involved in numerous biological processes in the human body, playing a role in e.g., cellular growth and differentiation, inflammation, as well as the development of some neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. This article describes the physiological and pathological...
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Glutamine analogues containing a keto function - novel inhibitors of fungal glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase
PublicationW publikacji przedstawiono syntezę nowych pochodnych kwasu (S)-2,3-diaminopropanowego, zawierających reszty kwasów z funkcją ketonową. Dla otrzymanych związków zbadano właściwości inhibicyjne w stosunku do grzybowej syntazy glukozamino-6-fosforanu, ustalono właściwości lipofilowe otrzymanych związków a także aktywność przeciwgrzybową. Dla kilku wybranych pochodnych otrzymano ich dipeptydy, zbadano także ich aktywność przeciwgrzybową...