Nitrene transfer and carbene transfer in gold catalysis

LW Ye, XQ Zhu, RL Sahani, Y Xu, PC Qian… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Catalytic transformations involving metal carbenes are considered one of the most important
aspects of homogeneous transition metal catalysis. Recently, gold-catalyzed generation of …

Fusion of enveloped viruses in endosomes

JM White, GR Whittaker - Traffic, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ari Helenius launched the field of enveloped virus fusion in endosomes with a seminal
paper in the Journal of Cell Biology in 1980. In the intervening years, a great deal has been …

Using collective variables to drive molecular dynamics simulations

G Fiorin, ML Klein, J Hénin - Molecular Physics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A software framework is introduced that facilitates the application of biasing algorithms to
collective variables of the type commonly employed to drive massively parallel molecular …

Recent developments in the synthesis and reactivity of isoxazoles: metal catalysis and beyond

F Hu, M Szostak - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Isoxazoles are important five‐membered aromatic heterocycles in organic chemistry.
Recently, many exciting advances in the synthesis and functionalization of isoxazoles have …

Baloxavir marboxil: the new influenza drug on the market

R O'Hanlon, ML Shaw - Current opinion in virology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Approval of first endonuclease inhibitor for influenza treatment.•Represents a
new class of influenza drug.•Single dose is clinically effective.For the first time in nearly 20 …

Viroporins: Structure, function, and their role in the life cycle of SARS-CoV-2

U Breitinger, NS Farag, H Sticht… - The international journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viroporins are indispensable for viral replication. As intracellular ion channels they disturb
pH gradients of organelles and allow Ca 2+ flux across ER membranes. Viroporins interact …

Tandem construction of biological relevant aliphatic 5-membered N-heterocycles

D Łowicki, P Przybylski - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature often uses cascade reactions in a highly stereocontrolled manner for assembly
structurally diverse nitrogen-containing heterocyclic scaffolds, ie secondary metabolites …

Highlighting membrane protein structure and function: A celebration of the Protein Data Bank

F Li, PF Egea, AJ Vecchio, I Asial, M Gupta… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Biological membranes define the boundaries of cells and compartmentalize the chemical
and physical processes required for life. Many biological processes are carried out by …

Inhibitors of the M2 proton channel engage and disrupt transmembrane networks of hydrogen-bonded waters

JL Thomaston, NF Polizzi, A Konstantinidi… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Water-mediated interactions play key roles in drug binding. In protein sites with sparse polar
functionality, a small-molecule approach is often viewed as insufficient to achieve high …

Advancing the field of viroporins—Structure, function and pharmacology: IUPHAR Review 39

K Devantier, VMS Kjær, S Griffin… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Viroporins possess important potential as antiviral targets due to their critical roles during
virus life cycles, spanning from virus entry to egress. Although the antiviral amantadine …