Iridoid for drug discovery: Structural modifications and bioactivity studies

M Wang, X Zheng, M Yang, J Ni, Q **ao, H Han… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Iridoid glycosides are a class of chemical structures with various pharmacological activities
and have excellent research potential. However, the poor stability, water solubility, and oral …

Coumarins as potential inhibitors of DNA polymerases and reverse transcriptases. Searching new antiretroviral and antitumoral drugs

H A. Garro, C R. Pungitore - Current Drug Discovery …, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the viral agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS), and at present, there is no effective vaccine against HIV. Reverse …

Naphthoquinones inhibit formation and viability of Yersinia enterocolitica biofilm

NI Di Marco, PL Páez, CSM Lucero-Estrada… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The capacity of different naphthoquinones to inhibit and eradicate Yersinia enterocolitica
biofilm was investigated and possible mechanisms of action were evaluated. Inhibition of …

Catalpol suppresses proliferation and facilitates apoptosis of OVCAR-3 ovarian cancer cells through upregulating microRNA-200 and downregulating MMP-2 …

N Gao, JX Tian, YH Shang, DY Zhao, T Wu - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Catalpol is expected to possess diverse pharmacological actions including anti-cancer, anti-
inflammatory and hypoglycemic properties. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is closely …

Aporphinoid alkaloids inhibit biofilm formation of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from sausages

NI Di Marco, CR Pungitore… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims of the study The ability of Yersinia enterocolitica strains to form biofilms and the
capacity of different alkaloids to inhibit biofilm formation were investigated. Methods and …

Study on the chemical reactivity difference of primary hydroxyl groups in iridoid glycosides

Y Kong, J Xu, P Zhu, S Wang, B Yang, J Zhang… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Iridoid glycoside, which belongs to the polyhydroxy compound, is a kind of active ingredient
of traditional Chinese medicine with a wide range of sources, and has many …

A systematic review of a naturally occurring iridoid: catalpol

Z Liu, X Wen - Current Bioactive Compounds, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Catalpol is one of the most abundant naturally occurring iridoids. Catalpol appears to
possess many excellent biological and pharmacological activities as shown in recent …

DNA related enzymes as molecular targets for antiviral and antitumoral chemotherapy. A natural overview of the current perspectives

HA Garro, CR Pungitore - Current Drug Targets, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The discovery of new chemotherapeutic agents still remains a continuous goal
to achieve. DNA polymerases and topoisomerases act in nucleic acids metabolism …

Inhibition of Taq DNA polymerase by iridoid aglycone derivates

CR Pungitore, C García, VS Martín… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2012 - mail.cellmolbiol.org
Faithful replication of DNA molecules by DNA polymerases is essential for genome integrity
and correct transmission of genetic information in all living organisms. DNA polymerases …

Collection of alkenylcoumarin derivatives as Taq DNA polymerase inhibitors: SAR and in silico simulations

E Bruna-Haupt, HA Garro, L Gutiérrez… - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Using a feasible method, we generated a small focused library of structurally related
alkenylcoumarins. These compounds were evaluated as potential antitumoral agents …