Unlocking the secret of lignin-enzyme interactions: Recent advances in develo** state-of-the-art analytical techniques

X Zhao, X Meng, AJ Ragauskas, C Lai, Z Ling… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioconversion of renewable lignocellulosics to produce liquid fuels and chemicals is one of
the most effective ways to solve the problem of fossil resource shortage, energy security, and …

Molecular docking as a therapeutic approach for targeting cancer stem cell metabolic processes

B Arjmand, SK Hamidpour… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are subpopulation of cells which have been demonstrated in a
variety of cancer models and involved in cancer initiation, progression, and development …

The biophysics of superoxide dismutase-1 and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

GSA Wright, SV Antonyuk, SS Hasnain - Quarterly reviews of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Few proteins have come under such intense scrutiny as superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1).
For almost a century, scientists have dissected its form, function and then later its …

Ligand binding and aggregation of pathogenic SOD1

GSA Wright, SV Antonyuk, NM Kershaw… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Mutations in the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase-1 cause amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis. Superoxide dismutase-1 mutations decrease protein stability and promote …

Small molecules targeting different cellular pathologies for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

MF Elmansy, CT Reidl, M Rahaman… - Medicinal research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease in which the
motor neuron circuitry displays progressive degeneration, affecting mostly the motor …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Activity and Molecular Docking Studies of the Biotransformation of Diterpene Acanthoic Acid Using the Fungus Xylaria sp.

AMR Marinho, CMSC de Oliveira, JV Silva-Silva… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biotransformations are reactions mediated by microorganisms, such as fungi. These
bioreactions have high chemo-and stereoselectivity on organic substrates and can be …

Assessment of ligand binding at a site relevant to SOD 1 oxidation and aggregation

R Manjula, GSA Wright, RW Strange… - FEBS …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase‐1 (SOD 1) mutations are causative for a subset of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases. These mutations lead to structural instability, aggregation and …

In Vitro and in Vivo Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Activity of New Arylamine Mannich Base-Type Derivatives

E Moreno-Viguri, C Jimenez-Montes… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease with 6–7 million people infected worldwide,
and there is no effective treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to continue …

Water-soluble inhibitors of ABCG2 (BCRP)–a fragment-based and computational approach

F Antoni, D Wifling, G Bernhardt - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
A good balance between hydrophilicity and lipophilicity is a prerequisite for all bioactive
compounds. If the hydrophilicity of a compound is low, its solubility in water will be meager …

Rational discovery of a SOD1 tryptophan oxidation inhibitor with therapeutic potential for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

R Manjula, S Unni, GSA Wright… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Formation of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) protein inclusions within motor
neurons is one of the principal characteristics of SOD1-related amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …