[HTML][HTML] Selenium and selenoproteins in viral infection with potential relevance to COVID-19

J Zhang, R Saad, EW Taylor, MP Rayman - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium is a trace element essential to human health largely because of its incorporation
into selenoproteins that have a wide range of protective functions. Selenium has an ongoing …

Ebselen and analogues: Pharmacological properties and synthetic strategies for their preparation

C Santi, C Scimmi, L Sancineto - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ebselen is the leader of selenorganic compounds, and starting from its identification as
mimetic of the key antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase, several papers have …

Recent advances in the synthesis of heterocycles via reactions involving elemental sulfur

TB Nguyen - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that heterocycles are among the most significant molecules for everyday life,
ranging from natural products and bioactive substances to functional materials. This review …

Unlocking the potential of HK2 in cancer metabolism and therapeutics

SN Garcia, RC Guedes… - Current medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Glycolysis is a tightly regulated process in which several enzymes, such as Hexokinases
(HKs), play crucial roles. Cancer cells are characterized by specific expression levels of …

Development and therapeutic potential of selenazo compounds

AC Ruberte, C Sanmartin, C Aydillo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Incorporation of selenium (Se) atom into small molecules can substantially enhance their
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antitumoral or chemopreventive, antiviral …

A Chemistry for Incorporation of Selenium into DNA‐Encoded Libraries

H Xu, Y Gu, S Zhang, H **ong, F Ma, F Lu… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional direct C− H selenylation suffers from simple selenation with limited atom
economy and complicated reaction system. In this work, we designed benzoselenazolone …

Mechanisms of ebselen as a therapeutic and its pharmacology applications

J Wang, P Wang, C Dong, Y Zhao, J Zhou… - Future medicinal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ebselen is a synthetic organoselenium radical scavenger compound that possesses
glutathione peroxidase-like activity and its own unique bioactivity by reacting with thiols …

Review of the syntheses and activities of some sulfur-containing drugs

CT Barce Ferro, BF Dos Santos… - Current Organic …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Sulfur-containing compounds represent an important class of chemical
compounds due to their wide range of biological and pharmaceutical properties. Moreover …

The selenium-containing drug ebselen potently disrupts LEDGF/p75-HIV-1 integrase interaction by targeting LEDGF/p75

DW Zhang, HL Yan, XS Xu, L Xu, ZH Yin… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Lens-epithelium-derived growth-factor (LEDGF/p75)-binding site on HIV-1 integrase (IN), is
an attractive target for antiviral chemotherapy. Small-molecule compounds binding to this …

Investigation of synergistic antimicrobial effects of the drug combinations of meropenem and 1, 2-benzisoselenazol-3 (2H)-one derivatives on carbapenem-resistant …

WB **, C Xu, Q Cheng, XL Qi, W Gao, Z Zheng… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The worldwide prevalence of NDM-1-producing bacteria has drastically undermined the
clinical efficacy of the last line antibiotic of carbapenems, prompting a need to devise …