Modulators of protein–protein interactions as antimicrobial agents

R Kahan, DJ Worm, GV de Castro, S Ng… - RSC Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein–Protein interactions (PPIs) are involved in a myriad of cellular processes in all living
organisms and the modulation of PPIs is already under investigation for the development of …

Ligand-Based Drug Design of Novel Antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus by Targeting Bacterial Transcription

J Ye, X Yang, C Ma - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a common human commensal pathogen that causes a wide range
of infectious diseases. Due to the generation of antimicrobial resistance, the pathogen …

Copper-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized aryl sulfonamides from sodium sulfinates in green solvents

LY Lam, KH Chan, C Ma - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Functionalized aryl sulfonamides are important building blocks in the pharmaceutical
industry. A one-step synthesis catalyzed by a copper salt was developed using stable solid …

Chan–lam-type C–S coupling reaction by sodium aryl sulfinates and organoboron compounds

LY Lam, C Ma - Organic letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
A Chan–Lam-type C–S coupling reaction using sodium aryl sulfinates has been developed
to provide diaryl thioethers in up to 92% yields in the presence of a copper catalyst and …

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 …

Discovery of antibacterials that inhibit bacterial RNA polymerase interactions with sigma factors

J Ye, AJ Chu, R Harper, ST Chan, TL Shek… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Formation of a bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) holoenzyme by a catalytic core RNAP and
a sigma (σ) initiation factor is essential for bacterial viability. As the primary binding site for …

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 …

Benzyl and benzoyl benzoic acid inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase-sigma factor interaction

J Ye, AJ Chu, L Lin, ST Chan, R Harper, M **ao… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transcription is an essential biological process in bacteria requiring a core enzyme, RNA
polymerase (RNAP). Bacterial RNAP is catalytically active but requires sigma (σ) factors for …

DABCO‐promoted Diaryl Thioether Formation by Metal‐catalyzed Coupling of Sodium Sulfinates and Aryl Iodides

Y Liu, LY Lam, J Ye, N Blanchard… - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A scalable catalytic synthesis method using commodity chemicals for constructing diaryl
thioethers directly from sodium arylsulfinates and iodoarenes is reported in this study. In the …

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 …