On drug discovery against infectious diseases and academic medicinal chemistry contributions

• Yves L. Janin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1355–1378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.141

• studies involving a large array of assays. Of course, organizing and funding these endeavors required considerable investments as well as the gathering of experts in many research domains. Interestingly, the last few decades saw the emergence of a lot of contract research organization (CRO) providing for

• Antiviral Drug Discovery Centers [192] are also available for such projects. The well-illustrated perspectives on the organization of such public private partnerships, often focusing on neglected diseases, are worth consulting [193][194][195][196][197] as well as a recent survey on the contributions of

Mechanochemical bottom-up synthesis of phosphorus-linked, heptazine-based carbon nitrides using sodium phosphide

• Blaine G. Fiss,
• Georgia Douglas,
• Michael Ferguson,
• Jorge Becerra,
• Jesus Valdez,
• Trong-On Do,
• Tomislav Friščić and
• Audrey Moores

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1203–1209, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.125

• -PCN300 material showed an up-field shift of all main resonances towards −14.4 ppm and −20.6 ppm (Figure 3b). As previously shown by our group [38], such a shift in main resonance positioning is indicative of the organization of the formed sheets, indicating a layered structure. Computational analysis The

Structural basis for endoperoxide-forming oxygenases

• Takahiro Mori and
• Ikuro Abe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 707–721, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.71

• Organization (NEDO, Grant Number JPNP20011), AMED (Grant Number JP21ak0101164), the PRESTO program from Japan Science and Technology Agency, The Uehara Memorial Foundation, Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders, Takeda Science Foundation, and Noda Institute for Scientific Research.

Rapid gas–liquid reaction in flow. Continuous synthesis and production of cyclohexene oxide

• Kyoko Mandai,
• Tetsuya Yamamoto,
• Hiroki Mandai and
• Aiichiro Nagaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 660–668, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.67

• KAKENHI (JP15H05849, JP17K06910, JP19K22186, JP20KK0121, JP21H01936, and JP21H05080), AMED (JP20ak0101090, JP21ak0101156, and JP22ama121042), CREST (JPMJCR18R1), JST A-step program (18067420), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation, and

Four bioactive new steroids from the soft coral Lobophytum pauciflorum collected in South China Sea

• Di Zhang,
• Zhe Wang,
• Xiao Han,
• Xiao-Lei Li,
• Zhong-Yu Lu,
• Bei-Bei Dou,
• Wen-Ze Zhang,
• Xu-Li Tang,
• Ping-Lin Li and
• Guo-Qiang Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 374–380, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.42

• were cultivated by Qilu University of Technology (Jinan, China). Transgenic zebrafish [Tg: zlyz-EGFP and Tg (vegfr2: GFP)] expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) was used in this article. The conditions of the maintenance complied with guidelines of the Organization for Economic Co

High-speed C–H chlorination of ethylene carbonate using a new photoflow setup

• Takayoshi Kasakado,
• Takahide Fukuyama,
• Tomohiro Nakagawa,
• Shinji Taguchi and
• Ilhyong Ryu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 152–158, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.16

• Takayoshi Kasakado Takahide Fukuyama Tomohiro Nakagawa Shinji Taguchi Ilhyong Ryu Organization for Research Promotion, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan Wakayama

1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis

• Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
• Patricia G. Ferreira,
• Amanda de A. Borges,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi,
• Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5

• , three drugs are highlighted that continue to be used in medical practice. Atovaquone (12) is a drug that targets the elimination of the parasite Plasmodium spp. which is the etiological agent of malaria [28][29]. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2018, there were

Polymer chemistry: fundamentals and applications

• Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2922–2923, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.200

• chemistry. I want to express my gratitude to all authors who showcase their excellent work in this thematic issue and the Editorial Team for the magnificent organization. Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt Glasgow, November 2021

Synthetic strategies toward 1,3-oxathiolane nucleoside analogues

• Umesh P. Aher,
• Dhananjai Srivastava,
• Girij P. Singh and
• Jayashree B. S

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2680–2715, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.182

• ][4]. These compounds are the structural analogues of the naturally occurring 2’-deoxynucleosides, the building blocks of DNA. The World Health Organization (WHO) newsroom announced the primary statistics that HIV and cancer remain a significant global public health issue, having claimed over 47.6

Enantioenriched α-substituted glutamates/pyroglutamates via enantioselective cyclopropenimine-catalyzed Michael addition of amino ester imines

• Zara M. Seibel,
• Jeffrey S. Bandar and
• Tristan H. Lambert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2077–2084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.134

• organizational interactions. This complexity makes the detailed prediction of the transition state organization for the current process very challenging. However, we propose that the general structure 19 shown in Figure 3 is a reasonable representation of one of the likely pathways (the major ambiguities being

Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides

• Giulio Fittolani,
• Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
• Denisa Vargová,
• Manishkumar A. Chaube and
• Martina Delbianco

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129

• enzymatic synthesis of cellulose was reported by Kobayashi in 1991 [61]. Since then, a plethora of enzymes [62] and substrates [63] were developed, aiming to narrow the dispersion of molecular weight (MW), increase the DP, or control the molecular organization of the resulting material (Scheme 1). Enzymatic

A systems-based framework to computationally describe putative transcription factors and signaling pathways regulating glycan biosynthesis

• Theodore Groth,
• Rudiyanto Gunawan and
• Sriram Neelamegham

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1712–1724, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.119

• -value = 0.039) may regulate the type 1 and 2 LacNAc pathways. CREB3L4 is known to primarily be expressed in the prostate and some breast cancer cell lines and has been linked to diverse roles involving chromatin organization in spermiogenesis, adipocyte regulation, and dysregulation in prostate cancer

Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications

• Nikita Brodyagin,
• Martins Katkevics,
• Venubabu Kotikam,
• Christopher A. Ryan and
• Eriks Rozners

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116

• , Ganesh and co-workers [51][52][53][54] reported that either S,R- or R,S-modified chPNA had lower affinity for complementary DNA and RNA as well. The decreased binding affinity of chPNAs was most likely due to unfavorable dihedral angles for proper organization of PNA’s backbone. In contrast, Appella and

Icilio Guareschi and his amazing “1897 reaction”

• Gian Cesare Tron,
• Alberto Minassi,
• Giovanni Sorba,
• Mara Fausone and
• Giovanni Appendino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1335–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.93

• contributions to the area are in the realm of analytical chemistry and in the systematic organization of the topic. In the course of these studies, Guareschi also isolated succinic acid from meat, the first report of this Krebs cycle intermediate from muscle tissues. The monograph on ptomaines [31] that

Beyond ribose and phosphate: Selected nucleic acid modifications for structure–function investigations and therapeutic applications

• Christopher Liczner,
• Kieran Duke,
• Gabrielle Juneau,
• Martin Egli and
• Christopher J. Wilds

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 908–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.76

• well accommodated in the minor groove and making a stabilizing interaction with a trapped water molecule and the adjacent phosphate (Figure 6). It’s this pre-organization of the MOE groups, making the duplex more rigid, which is hypothesized to cause the increase in RNA binding affinity. Furthermore

Simulating the enzymes of ganglioside biosynthesis with Glycologue

• Andrew G. McDonald and
• Gavin P. Davey

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 739–748, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.64

• then to subsequent ceramide-linked glycoconjugate acceptors, before transport and eventual incorporation into the plasma membrane via vesicular fusion. Gangliosides, which function as antigenic determinants [4], may play a role in membrane organization [5], cell signaling [6], apoptosis [7], and in

Selective recognition of ATP by multivalent nano-assemblies of bisimidazolium amphiphiles through “turn-on” fluorescence response

• Rakesh Biswas,
• Surya Ghosh,
• Shubhra Kanti Bhaumik and
• Supratim Banerjee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2728–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.223

• vibronic bands at 343–345 nm and 327–329 nm, respectively) generally indicates a possible mode of organization of the pyrene chromophores upon self-assembly [63]. It was found that in the concentration range of 5–50 µM [65], although a decrease in this ratio was observed for PBIm4; much more pronounced

• that under these conditions, ATP binding was difficult for a receptor with two positive charges either in “molecular” form or as clusters and further signified the requirement of a multivalent organization of the charges as provided by the aggregates. Selectivity in the ATP detection One of the key

Optical detection of di- and triphosphate anions with mixed monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles containing zinc(II)–dipicolylamine complexes

• Lena Reinke,
• Julia Bartl,
• Marcus Koch and
• Stefan Kubik

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2687–2700, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.219

• reliably detect differences in the composition of the two nanoparticles because of the large uncertainties associated with our method (see Supporting Information File 1), and we therefore could not exclude that NP(R)-1 and NPrac-1 differed in the composition. Alternatively, the organization of the ligands

Comparative ligand structural analytics illustrated on variably glycosylated MUC1 antigen–antibody binding

• Christopher B. Barnett,
• Tharindu Senapathi and
• Kevin J. Naidoo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2540–2550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.206

• conformational preference at Asp3 and Thr4 which correlates with the preferred states seen for the glycosylated antigen in solution. There is some evidence of a pre-structuring or pre-organization effect, where O-glycosylation shifts the conformational equilibrium of the peptide towards conformations that are

The B & B approach: Ball-milling conjugation of dextran with phenylboronic acid (PBA)-functionalized BODIPY

• Patrizia Andreozzi,
• Lorenza Tamberi,
• Elisamaria Tasca,
• Gina Elena Giacomazzo,
• Marta Martinez,
• Mirko Severi,
• Marco Marradi,
• Stefano Cicchi,
• Sergio Moya,
• Giacomo Biagiotti and
• Barbara Richichi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2272–2281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.188

• conjugate Dex-1b in aggregates or nanoparticles. Moreover, it is known that dye conjugation to a polymer even in small percentages can generate a large change in the environment of the chains affecting conformation and chain organization [36]. To assess the influence of hydrophobicity on the formation of

Models of necessity

• Timothy Clark and
• Martin G. Hicks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1649–1661, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.137

• models and descriptions are poorly suited for the more varied interactions involved in, for instance, self-organization in technical systems. Requirement (2) results from the conformation problem. Any technique or model that requires a specific 3D molecular structure must deal with conformational

Anthelmintic drug discovery: target identification, screening methods and the role of open science

• Frederick A. Partridge,
• Ruth Forman,
• Carole J. R. Bataille,
• Graham M. Wynne,
• Marina Nick,
• Angela J. Russell,
• Kathryn J. Else and
• David B. Sattelle

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1203–1224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.105

• , diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin and praziquantel are insufficiently efficacious, contraindicated in some populations, or at risk of the development of resistance, thereby impeding progress towards World Health Organization goals to control or eliminate these neglected tropical diseases. However, there has been

• . Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends annual or biannual (where baseline prevalence is over 50%) intervention with the anthelmintics albendazole (ALB, 1) or mebendazole (MEB, 2), to treat STHs [25][26]. While achieving cure rates approaching 100% for Ascaris, these drugs, when used as

Opening up connectivity between documents, structures and bioactivity

• Christopher Southan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 596–606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.54

• BindingDB. However, as a consequence of being free-to-mine a number of operations have carried out public large-scale automated D-C extractions. These include, SureChEMBL [31], IBM, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and most recently Google Patents. However, the problem arises in PubChem and

Visible-light-induced addition of carboxymethanide to styrene from monochloroacetic acid

• Kaj M. van Vliet,
• Nicole S. van Leeuwen,
• Albert M. Brouwer and
• Bas de Bruin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 398–408, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.38

• discussions regarding the IR spectroscopy measurements. Funding This research was supported by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Holland Research School of Molecular Chemistry (HRSMC), the UvA Research Priority Area “Sustainable Chemistry” and the Advanced Research Center

The use of isoxazoline and isoxazole scaffolding in the design of novel thiourea and amide liquid-crystalline compounds

• Itamar L. Gonçalves,
• Rafaela R. da Rosa,
• Vera L. Eifler-Lima and
• Aloir A. Merlo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 175–184, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.20

• thioureas is the reaction of carbon disulfide with either one or two different amines [9]. Due to their self-assembly and self-organization through intermolecular hydrogen bonding, thioureas display interesting technological applications to this group of molecules, one of which explores its application in

• containing isoxazoline rings 17a–c and isoxazoles 18a–c, as well as LCs amides 19–22 and 24. All compounds listed in Table 1 are capable of self-organization by hydrogen bonds, either in their solid state or in solution. Solubility in protic or aprotic polar solvent is restricted at room temperature. However