Put a ring on it: application of small aliphatic rings in medicinal chemistry

MR Bauer, P Di Fruscia, SCC Lucas… - RSC Medicinal …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Aliphatic three-and four-membered rings including cyclopropanes, cyclobutanes, oxetanes,
azetidines and bicyclo [1.1. 1] pentanes have been increasingly exploited in medicinal …

On the mechanism of cytoprotection by ferrostatin-1 and liproxstatin-1 and the role of lipid peroxidation in ferroptotic cell death

O Zilka, R Shah, B Li, JP Friedmann Angeli… - ACS central …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ferroptosis is a form of regulated necrosis associated with the iron-dependent accumulation
of lipid hydroperoxides that may play a key role in the pathogenesis of degenerative …

Targeting mitochondrial oxidative stress to mitigate UV-induced skin damage

RM Brand, P Wipf, A Durham, MW Epperly… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Unmitigated UV radiation (UVR) induces skin photoaging and multiple forms of cutaneous
carcinoma by complex pathways that include those mediated by UV-induced reactive …

Idebenone: novel strategies to improve its systemic and local efficacy

L Montenegro, R Turnaturi, C Parenti, L Pasquinucci - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
The key role of antioxidants in treating and preventing many systemic and topical diseases
is well recognized. One of the most potent antioxidants available for pharmaceutical and …

Regioselective Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-4, 5-alkyl-Substituted Pyridines Using 1, 3-Enynes as Alkynes Surrogates

M Barday, KYT Ho, CT Halsall, C Aissa - Organic letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
The poor regioselectivity of the [4+ 2] cycloaddition of 3-azetidinones with internal alkynes
bearing two alkyl substituents via nickel-catalyzed carbon–carbon activation is addressed …

3-Fluoroazetidinecarboxylic Acids and trans,trans-3,4-Difluoroproline as Peptide Scaffolds: Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth by a Fluoroazetidine …

Z Liu, SF Jenkinson, T Vermaas, I Adachi… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Reverse aldol opening renders amides of 3-hydroxyazetidinecarboxylic acids (3-OH-Aze)
unstable above pH 8. Aze, found in sugar beet, is mis-incorporated for proline in peptides in …

Oligomeric amyloid β preferentially targets neuronal and not glial mitochondrial-encoded mRNAs

D Mastroeni, J Nolz, OM Khdour, S Sekar… - Alzheimer's & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Our laboratories have demonstrated that accumulation of oligomeric amyloid β
(OAβ) in neurons is an essential step leading to OAβ-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction …

Mitochondrial targeting of potent nanoparticulated drugs in combating diseases

AK Mandal - Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction, characterized by the electron transport chain (ETC) leakage and
reduced adenosine tri-phosphate synthesis, occurs primarily due to free radicals-induced …

Polyhydroxylated azetidine iminosugars: Synthesis, glycosidase inhibitory activity and molecular docking studies

PP Lawande, VA Sontakke, NM Kumbhar… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2017 - Elsevier
An efficient and practical strategy for the synthesis of unknown azetidine iminosugars (2 S,
3R, 4S)-2-((R)-1, 2-dihydroxyethyl)-3-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl) azetidine 2,(2S, 3r, 4R)-3 …

Optimization of pyrimidinol antioxidants as mitochondrial protective agents: ATP production and metabolic stability

A Chevalier, MP Alam, OM Khdour, M Schmierer… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previously we described a novel series of pyrimidinol antioxidants and their structural
optimization as potential therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative and mitochondrial …