An escape from ESKAPE pathogens: A comprehensive review on current and emerging therapeutics against antibiotic resistance

A Singh, M Tanwar, TP Singh, S Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rise of antimicrobial resistance has positioned ESKAPE pathogens as a serious global
health threat, primarily due to the limitations and frequent failures of current treatment …

Role of HSP90 in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with liver diseases

V Nithyasree, P Magdalene, PK Praveen Kumar… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Non-alcoholic fatty acid liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are the fatal liver diseases which encompass a spectrum of …

Sulfonamidyl derivatives of sigmacidin: Protein-protein interaction inhibitors targeting bacterial RNA polymerase and sigma factor interaction exhibiting antimicrobial …

J Ye, CH Kan, Y Zheng, TF Tsang, AJ Chu, KH Chan… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
RNA polymerase is an essential enzyme involved in bacterial transcription, playing a crucial
role in RNA synthesis. However, it requires the association with sigma factors to initiate this …

Discovery of Inhibitors Targeting Protein–Protein Interaction between Bacterial RNA Polymerase and NusG as Novel Antimicrobials

Y Zheng, CH Kan, TF Tsang, Y Liu, T Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP), the core enzyme responsible for bacterial transcription,
requires the NusG factor for efficient transcription elongation and termination. As the primary …

Pharmacophore-guided computational modeling of quinolone-ATPase conjugate inhibitors targeting DNA GyrB subunit of Staphylococcus aureus

M Al Amin, MS Hossain, MK Habib, FF Perveen… - Computers in Biology …, 2025 - Elsevier
The rapid rise of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains is a significant global health issue,
necessitating the development of new and effective antimicrobial agents. This study focuses …

In SilicoDesign and Synthesis of Antifungal Peptides Guided by Quantitative Antifungal Activity

J Zhang, X Sun, H Zhao, X Zhou, Y Zhang… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antifungal peptides (AFPs) are emerging as promising candidates for advanced antifungal
therapies because of their broad-spectrum efficacy and reduced resistance development. In …

[HTML][HTML] Guaiacol–chalcone and nitroguaiacol–chalcone derivatives: In vitro and in silico antibacterial evaluation

A Hoepfner, A Petzer, JP Petzer, TT Cloete - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study aimed to design and synthesise novel guaiacol–chalcone and nitroguaiacol–
chalcone derivatives and determine their in vitro antibacterial activity against five pathogens …

In silico testing to identify compounds that inhibit ClfA and ClfB binding to the host for the formulation of future drugs against Staphylococcus aureus colonization and …

SK Singh, M Bhattacharjee, B Unni… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Staphylococcus aureus is a highly resistant pathogen. It has multiple virulence
factors, which makes it one of the most pathogenic bacteria for humankind. The vast …

Inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase function and protein–protein interactions: a promising approach for next-generation antibacterial therapeutics

J Ye, CH Kan, X Yang, C Ma - RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant pathogens necessitates the urgent
development of new antimicrobial agents with innovative modes of action for the next …

From roots to codes: Applications of computer-aided drug discovery from medicinal plants

A Javid, A Fatima, M Hamad, M Ahmed - South African Journal of Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants are enriched sources of drugs due to their chemically and functionally
diverse secondary metabolites. Conventional methods of screening these bioactive …