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Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors † (2023)
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Dolan, J., Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A., Ni Cheallaigh, A., Sari, S., Eurtivong,, C., …Miller, G. (2023). Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †. RSC Chemical Biology, 4(11), 865-870. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CB00126A

Upon undergoing mucoid conversion within the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesises copious quantities of the virulence factor and exopolysaccharide alginate. The enzyme guanosine diphosphate ma... Read More about Virtual screening, identification and in vitro validation of small molecule GDP-mannose dehydrogenase inhibitors †.

Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents † (2023)
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Wittmann, C., Dömötör, O., Kuznetcova, I., Spengler, G., Reynisson, J., Holder, L., …Arion, V. B. (2023). Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †. Dalton Transactions, 52(29), 9964-9982. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01632c

A series of four indolo[2,3-e]benzazocines HL1–HL4 and two indolo[2,3-f]benzazonines HL5 and HL6, as well as their respective copper(ii) complexes 1–6, were synthesized and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, single c... Read More about Indolo[2,3- e ]benzazocines and indolo[2,3- f ]benzazonines and their copper( ii ) complexes as microtubule destabilizing agents †.

Realizing the Continuous Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Anilines Using an Immobilized Nitroreductase (2023)
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Cosgrove, S. C., Miller, G. J., Bornadel, A., & Dominguez, B. (2023). Realizing the Continuous Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Anilines Using an Immobilized Nitroreductase. ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 11(23), 8556-8561. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01204

The use of biocatalysis for classically synthetic transformations has seen an increase in recent years, driven by the sustainability credentials bio-based approaches can offer the chemical industry. Despite this, the biocatalytic reduction of aromati... Read More about Realizing the Continuous Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Anilines Using an Immobilized Nitroreductase.

Chemical Diversification of Carbocyclic Fluorinated Pyrimidine Nucleosides: Introducing 2'-Arabino Analogues and Ring Unsaturation (2023)
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Benckendorff, C. M. M., Hawes, C. S., Smith, M., & Miller, G. J. (2023). Chemical Diversification of Carbocyclic Fluorinated Pyrimidine Nucleosides: Introducing 2'-Arabino Analogues and Ring Unsaturation. SYNLETT, 35(06), 659-664. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2079-9310

Analogues of the canonical nucleosides have a longstanding presence and proven capability within medicinal chemistry and drug-discovery research. Herein, we report chemical diversification of carbocyclic pyrimidine nucleosides containing CF2 and CHF... Read More about Chemical Diversification of Carbocyclic Fluorinated Pyrimidine Nucleosides: Introducing 2'-Arabino Analogues and Ring Unsaturation.

Chemical synthesis of amphiphilic glycoconjugates: Access to amino, fluorinated and sulfhydryl oleyl glucosides. (2023)
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Porter, J., Parisi, D., Miller, T., Cheallaigh, A. N., & Miller, G. J. (2023). Chemical synthesis of amphiphilic glycoconjugates: Access to amino, fluorinated and sulfhydryl oleyl glucosides. Carbohydrate Research, 530, Article 108854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2023.108854

Amphiphilic glycoconjugates offer an important prospect for development as chemical biology tools and biosurfactants. The chemical synthesis of such materials is required to expedite such prospect, compounded by the example of oleyl glycosides. Herei... Read More about Chemical synthesis of amphiphilic glycoconjugates: Access to amino, fluorinated and sulfhydryl oleyl glucosides..

Synthesis of 4-thio-d-glucopyranose and interconversion to 4-thio-d-glucofuranose. (2023)
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Porter, J., Lima, M. A., Pongener, I., & Miller, G. (2023). Synthesis of 4-thio-d-glucopyranose and interconversion to 4-thio-d-glucofuranose. Carbohydrate Research, 524, Article 108759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2023.108759

Sulfur containing glycosides offer an exciting prospect for inclusion within noncanonical glycan sequences, particularly as enabling probes for chemical glycobiology and for carbohydrate-based therapeutic development. In this context, we required acc... Read More about Synthesis of 4-thio-d-glucopyranose and interconversion to 4-thio-d-glucofuranose..

Biocatalytic Approaches to Building Blocks for Enzymatic and Chemical Glycan Synthesis (2022)
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Cosgrove, Miller, & Dolan. (2022). Biocatalytic Approaches to Building Blocks for Enzymatic and Chemical Glycan Synthesis. JACS Au, 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.2c00529

While the field of biocatalysis has bloomed over the past 20–30 years, advances in the understanding and improvement of carbohydrate-active enzymes, in particular, the sugar nucleotides involved in glycan building block biosynthesis, have progressed... Read More about Biocatalytic Approaches to Building Blocks for Enzymatic and Chemical Glycan Synthesis.