Here we describe the design, synthesis, and pharmacological profile of 5-HT1A receptor ligands related to 1 (WAY-100635). The cyclohexyl moiety in 1 and its O-desmethylated analogue 3 were replaced by the bridgehead iodi...
We report the design and concise synthesis, in two steps from commercially available material, of novel, bioactive derivatives of the enzyme cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). The new synthetic dinucleotid...
Monolithic columns containing ganglioside GM2 and GM3 mimics were prepared for selective removal of serum anti-ganglioside antibodies from patients with acute and chronic immune-mediated neuropathies. ELISA results demon...
A 14-step biomimetic synthetic route to glyceollin I (1.5% overall yield) was developed and deployed to produce the natural enantiomeric form in soy, its unnatural stereoisomer, and a racemic mixture. Enantiomeric excess...
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid that has been identified as an accelerant of cancer progression. The sphingosine kinases (SphKs) are the sole producers of S1P, and thus, SphK inhibitors may prove effec...
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3), a target for anticancer drug design, is activated by recruitment to phosphotyrosine residues on growth factor and cytokine receptors via its SH2 domain. We repo...
We described a prospective application of ligand-based virtual screening program SHAFTS to discover novel inhibitors for p90 ribosomal S6 protein kinase 2 (RSK2). Taking the putative 3D conformations of two weakly bindin...
Selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as 17 beta-estradiol derivatives bound to metal complexes, have been synthesized as targeted probes for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Here, we report the detai...
N-(3-Fluoro-4-(4-(2,3-dichloro- or 2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-yl)butyl)arylcarboxamides were prepared and evaluated for binding and function at dopamine D3 receptors (D3Rs) and dopamine D2 receptors (D2Rs). In this ser...
Azithromycin, a first member of the azalide family of macrolides, while having substantial antimalarial activity, failed as a single agent for malaria prophylaxis. In this paper we present the first analogue campaign to ...
The synthesis and biological evaluation of hydrophilic heterobifunctional cross-linkers for conjugation of antibodies with highly cytotoxic agents are described. These linkers contain either a negatively charged sulfonat...
For a fourth approach of quinoxaline N,N'-dioxides as anti-trypanosomatid agents against T. cruzi and Leishmania, we found extremely active derivatives. The present study allows us to state the correct requirements or ob...
Analogues of the previously reported antimalarial hybrid compounds 8b and 12 were proposed with the aim of identifying compounds with improved solubility and retained antimalarial potency. In silico characterization pred...
Dual target inhibitors against COX-2. and LTA(4)H were designed by adding functional groups from a marketed COX-2 inhibitor, Nimesulide, to an existing LTA(4)H inhibitor 1-(2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl) pyrrolidine. A seri...
We report the discovery and validation of a series of benzoisothiazolones as potent inhibitors of phosphomannose isomerase (PM), an enzyme that converts mannose-6-phosphate (Man-6-P) into fructose-6-phosphate (Fru-6-P) a...