Opportunistic Infections Citation List:
September 17 - September 30, 2010
ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS ( includes Cryptococcus, Aspergillus, Candida, & Histoplasma)
1. Coordination to gallium(III) strongly enhances the potency of 2-pyridineformamide thiosemicarbazones against Cryptococcus opportunistic fungi. Bastos Tde, O., B.M. Soares, P.S. Cisalpino, I.C. Mendes, R.G. dos Santos, and H. Beraldo. Microbiological Research. 165(7): p. 573-577; PMID[20015626].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
2. Curvularides A-E: antifungal hybrid peptide-polyketides from the endophytic fungus Curvularia geniculata. Chomcheon, P., S. Wiyakrutta, T. Aree, N. Sriubolmas, N. Ngamrojanavanich, C. Mahidol, S. Ruchirawat, and P. Kittakoop. Chemistry. 16(36): p. 11178-11185; PMID[20680940].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
3. Light Insensitive Silver(I) Cyanoximates As Antimicrobial Agents for Indwelling Medical Devices. Gerasimchuk, N., A. Gamian, G. Glover, and B. Szponar. Inorganic Chemistry. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20873734].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
4. Efficient synthesis of novel 1,2,4-triazole fused acyclic and 21-28 membered macrocyclic and/or lariat macrocyclic oxaazathia crown compounds with potential antimicrobial activity. Khalil, N.S. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20875694].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
5. Ocimum sanctum essential oil and its active principles exert their antifungal activity by disrupting ergosterol biosynthesis and membrane integrity. Khan, A., A. Ahmad, F. Akhtar, S. Yousuf, I. Xess, L.A. Khan, and N. Manzoor. Research in Microbiology. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20868749].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
6. 1,3-Benzoxazole-4-carbonitrile as a novel antifungal scaffold of beta-1,6-glucan synthesis inhibitors. Kuroyanagi, J.I., K. Kanai, Y. Sugimoto, T. Horiuchi, I. Achiwa, H. Takeshita, and K. Kawakami. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20875745].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
7. Steroidal saponins from fresh stems of Dracaena angustifolia. Xu, M., Y.J. Zhang, X.C. Li, M.R. Jacob, and C.R. Yang. Journal of Natural Products. 73(9): p. 1524-1528; PMID[20718450].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS (includes Mycobacterium spp., Drug Resistant, MAC, MDR)
8. Strong In Vitro Activity of Two New Rifabutin Analogs against Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Garcia, A.B., J.J. Palacios, M.J. Ruiz, J. Barluenga, F. Aznar, M.P. Cabal, J.M. Garcia, and N. Diaz. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20855731].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
9. Anti-tuberculosis Activity of a-Helical Antimicrobial Peptides: De novo Designed L- and D-Enantiomers Versus L- and D-LL-37. Jiang, Z., M.P. Higgins, J. Whitehurst, K.O. Kisich, M.I. Voskuil, and R.S. Hodges. Protein & Peptide Letters. [Epub ahead of print]; PMID[20858205].
[Pubmed]. OI_0917-093010.
Citations from the ISI Web of Knowledge Listings for O.I.
10. Carbocyclic 6-benzylthioinosine analogues as subversive substrates of Toxoplasma gondii adenosine kinase: Biological activities and selective toxicities. Al Safarjalani, O.N., R.H. Rais, Y.A. Kim, C.K. Chu, F.N.M. Naguib, and M.H. el Kouni. Biochemical Pharmacology. 80(7): p. 955-963; ISI[000281428800002].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
11. Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil from Rollinia sericea (REFr.) REFr. (Annonaceae) Leaves. Ito, R.K., I. Cordeiro, M.E.L. Lima, and P.R.H. Moreno. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 22(5): p. 419-421; ISI[000281493800013].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
12. Influence of the Hydrophobic Amino Acids in the N- and C-Terminal Regions of Pleurocidin on Antifungal Activity. Lee, J. and D.G. Lee. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 20(8): p. 1192-1195; ISI[000281405200005].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
13. Antimicrobial Activity of Some Iranian Medicinal Plants. Pirbalouti, A.G., P. Jahanbazi, S. Enteshari, F. Malekpoor, and B. Hamedi. Archives of Biological Sciences. 62(3): p. 633-641; ISI[000281482000016].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
14. Antituberculosis Agents and an Inhibitor of the para-Aminobenzoic Acid Biosynthetic Pathway from Hydnocarpus anthelminthica Seeds. Wang, J.F., H.Q. Dai, Y.L. Wei, H.J. Zhu, Y.M. Yan, Y.H. Wang, C.L. Long, H.M. Zhong, L.X. Zhang, and Y.X. Cheng. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 7(8): p. 2046-2053; ISI[000281489400016].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
15. Naturally Occurring Antifungal Aromatic Esters and Amides. Ali, M.S., Shahnaz, S. Tabassum, I.A. Ogunwande, M.K. Pervez, and O.A. Ibrahim. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. 32(4): p. 565-570; ISI[000281574900023].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
16. Discovery of anti-TB agents that target the cell-division protein FtsZ. Kumar, K., D. Awasthi, W.T. Berger, P.J. Tonge, R.A. Slayden, and I. Ojima. Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2(8): p. 1305-1323; ISI[000281528900013].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
17. Fellutamide B is a potent inhibitor of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteasome. Lin, G., D.Y. Li, T. Chidawanyika, C. Nathan, and H.L. Li. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 501(2): p. 214-220; ISI[000281616500007].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.
18. Design, synthesis and antifungal activity of isosteric analogues of benzoheterocyclic N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors. Sheng, C.Q., H. Xu, W.Y. Wang, Y.B. Cao, G.Q. Dong, S.Z. Wang, X.Y. Che, H.T. Ji, Z.Y. Miao, J.Z. Yao, and W.N. Zhang. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 45(9): p. 3531-3540; ISI[000281568600002].
[WOS]. OI_0917-093010.