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sp2-Iminosugars targeting human lysosomal β-hexosaminidase as pharmacological chaperone candidates for late-onset Tay-Sachs disease
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)
The late-onset form of Tay-Sachs disease displays when the activity levels of human β-hexosaminidase A (HexA) fall below 10% of normal, due to mutations that destabilise the native folded form of the enzyme and impair its ...
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Glycomimetic-based pharmacological chaperones for lysosomal storage disorders: lessons from Gaucher, GM1-gangliosidosis and Fabry diseases
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are often caused by mutations that destabilize native folding and impair the trafficking of enzymes, leading to premature endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation, deficiencies ...
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Fluoro-labelled sp2-iminoglycolipids with immunomodulatory properties
(Elsevier, 2023)
The unique electronic properties of the fluorine atom make its strategic incorporation into a bioactive compound a very useful tool in the design of drugs with optimized pharmacological properties. In the field of the ...
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Lysosomes: multifunctional compartments ruled by a complex regulatory network
(Wiley, 2022)
More than 50 years have passed since Nobel laureate Cristian de Duve described for the first time the presence of tiny subcellular compartments filled with hydrolytic enzymes: the lysosome. For a long time, lysosomes were ...
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Exploring Multi-Subsite Binding Pockets in Proteins: DEEP-STD NMR Fingerprinting and Molecular Dynamics Unveil a Cryptic Subsite at the GM1 Binding Pocket of Cholera Toxin B
(Wiley, 2020)
Ligand-based NMRtechniquesto studyprotein–ligandinteractionsare potenttoolsin drugdesign.Satura-tiontransfer difference (STD)NMRspectroscopystandsoutas one of the mostversatiletechniques,allowing screeningof fragmentslibraries ...
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Reversible Light-Induced Dimerization of Secondary Face Azobenzene-Functionalized β-Cyclodextrin Derivatives
(American Chemical Society, 2023)
β-cyclodextrin (βCyD) derivatives equipped with aromatic appendages at the secondary face exhibit tailorable self-assembling capabilities. The aromatic modules can participate in inclusion phenomena and/or aromatic-aromatic ...
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A putative RNA binding protein from Plasmodium vivax apicoplast
(Wiley, 2018)
Malaria is caused by Apicomplexa protozoans from the Plasmodium genus entering the bloodstream of humans and animals through the bite of the female mosquitoes. The annotation of the Plasmodium vivax genome revealed a ...
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Important Role of NH-Carbazole in Aryl Amination Reactions Catalyzed by 2-Aminobiphenyl Palladacycles
(American Chemical Society, 2023)
2-Aminobiphenyl palladacycles are among the most successful precatalysts for Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, including aryl amination. However, the role of NH-carbazole, a byproduct of precatalyst activation, remains ...
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Ligand Postsynthetic Functionalization with Fluorinated Boranes and Implications in Hydrogenation Catalysis
(American Chemical Society, 2023)
The incorporation of boron functionalities into transition-metal catalysts has become a promising strategy to improve catalytic performance, although their synthesis typically entails the preparation of sophisticated ...
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Mechanism of Dihydrogen Splitting by An Apparent Bimetallic Frustrated Lewis Pair based on Ir(III)/Pt(0)
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)
The incorporation of transition metals into frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) offers multiple opportunities for bond activation and catalysis. In this work, we explore the combination of the Lewis acidic Ir(III) cation ...