The Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé reaction in its maturity: innovation and improvements since its 21st birthday (2019–2023)

• Cristina Martini,
• Muhammad Idham Darussalam Mardjan and
• Andrea Basso

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Chemoenzymatic synthesis of macrocyclic peptides and polyketides via thioesterase-catalyzed macrocyclization

• Senze Qiao,
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• Fuzhuo Li

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• -type CrpE P450 was examined with the assistance of the spinach reductase system, which provided a series of more complex analogs. Through biological evaluation, one of the most potent cryptophycin analogs (64a) to date has been identified, exhibiting significant potency against HCT-116 human colorectal

• cancer with an IC50 value of 8 pM [85]. Conclusion Macrocyclic peptides, polyketides, and their hybrids are natural products often used in different therapeutic areas. In the synthesis of these natural products and their analogs, more efficient macrocyclization strategies need to be developed to address

Insight into oral amphiphilic cyclodextrin nanoparticles for colorectal cancer: comprehensive mathematical model of drug release kinetic studies and antitumoral efficacy in 3D spheroid colon tumors

• Sedat Ünal,
• Gamze Varan,
• Juan M. Benito,
• Yeşim Aktaş and
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• , CSIC - University of Sevilla, Av. Americo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey 10.3762/bjoc.19.14 Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer type globally and ranks second

• this reason, while evaluating the effects of nanoparticles, the selection of particles with the most ideal parameters for the target disease or organ is very important in terms of the effectiveness of the treatment. Due to the differences between colorectal cancer cells of different species, it is

• extracellular matrix in 3D cultures of colorectal cancer cell lines prepared using polymer-based scaffolds. Murine or human colon cancer cells were seeded on poly-HEMA-coated cell plates prepared as described in the methods section, and the plates were centrifuged. The cells were found to be collected in the

On the application of 3d metals for C–H activation toward bioactive compounds: The key step for the synthesis of silver bullets

• Renato L. Carvalho,
• Amanda S. de Miranda,
• Mateus P. Nunes,
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• Eufrânio N. da Silva Júnior

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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

• function and can promote metastatic phenotypes in colorectal cancer [38]. O-Linked glycosylation via GALNT3 and B3GNT3 has been shown to regulate differentiation of pancreatic cancer stem cells [39]. FOXA1 (RP = 0.97, ρ = 0.49) and KLF5 (RP = 0.71, ρ = 0.68) were found to regulate GALNT3, and KLF5 (RP

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

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Doebner-type pyrazolopyridine carboxylic acids in an Ugi four-component reaction

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• Oleksandr A. Brazhko,
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• Erik V. Van der Eycken and
• Valentyn A. Chebanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1281–1288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.126

• discovery. The target products containing a heterocyclic core bound to a peptide-like chain also showed a broad spectrum of biological activity: β-secretase (BACE1) inhibitory activity [15]; inducing apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells [16]; antimalarial activity against a chloroquine (CQ) non-resistant

An overview of recent advances in duplex DNA recognition by small molecules

• Sayantan Bhaduri,
• Nihar Ranjan and
• Dev P. Arya

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Aspergiloid I, an unprecedented spirolactone norditerpenoid from the plant-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. YXf3

• Zhi Kai Guo,
• Rong Wang,
• Wei Huang,
• Xiao Nian Li,
• Rong Jiang,
• Ren Xiang Tan and
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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2677–2682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.282

• myeloid leukemia, SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma, SGC-7901 gastric adenocarcinoma, HepG2, SMMC-7721 hepatocellular carcinoma, A549 lung cancer, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 breast cancer, HCT116, SW480 colon cancer, HT29 colorectal cancer. However, no significant activity was detected (IC50 > 50 μM). It also displayed no

• colorectal cancer, were evaluated with the MTT assay [16][17]. Antimicrobial activities against a variety of plant pathogenic bacteria (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Swings, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola Swings, Acidovorax avenae subsp. Citrulli, Erwinia amylovora, Pseudomonas syringae pv. Lachrymans