Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma mansoni, remains a significant public health burden, particularly in endemic regions with limited access to effective treatment. The emergence of resistance to praziquantel necessitates the urgent discovery of n...
11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) has been shown to play an important role in the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and obesity and is a promising drug target. In this study, we built a gated ...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by a complex array of motor, psychiatric, and gastrointestinal symptoms, many of which are linked to disruptions in neuroactive metabolites. Dysregulated activity of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO), a key en...
The bacterial cell wall is crucial for maintaining the integrity of bacterial cells. UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyethylene transferase (MurA) is an important enzyme involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis. Therefore, it is an important target f...
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
Dec 1, 2023
Enzymes are closely associated with the onset and progression of numerous diseases, making enzymes a primary target in innovative drug development. However, the challenge remains in identifying compounds that exhibit potent inhibitory effects on the ...
Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis associated with various comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOIs) have emerged as effective substances to control gout. Much attention has been giv...
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Sep 1, 2020
Medicinal plants are long been used for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. Among medicinal plants, Polygonum amplexicaule of family polygonaceae has traditional use in medicines and skin care. P. amplexicaule belongs to genus Polygonum that contai...
Human Flap endonuclease1 (FEN1) is an enzyme that is indispensable for DNA replication and repair processes and inhibition of its Flap cleavage activity results in increased cellular sensitivity to DNA damaging agents (cisplatin, temozolomide, MMS, e...
N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) catalyzes the transfer of myristate to the amino-terminal glycine of a subset of proteins, a co-translational modification involved in trafficking substrate proteins to membrane locations, stabilization and protein-protei...
Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening
Jan 1, 2016
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide after HIV, thus reasoning the expeditions in antituberculosis research. The rising number of cases of infection by resistant forms of M. tuberculosis h...
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