Search Results - "Liao, Luciano M"
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Pred-hERG: A Novel web-Accessible Computational Tool for Predicting Cardiac Toxicity
Published in Molecular informatics (01-10-2015)“…The blockage of the hERG K+ channels is closely associated with lethal cardiac arrhythmia. The notorious ligand promiscuity of this channel earmarked hERG as…”
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Optimization of carboxymethyl chitosan synthesis using response surface methodology and desirability function
Published in International journal of biological macromolecules (01-04-2016)“…In this paper, chitosan was reacted with monochloroacetic acid under alkaline conditions to prepare carboxymethyl chitosan. A 23 full-factorial central…”
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In silico optimization of a guava antimicrobial peptide enables combinatorial exploration for peptide design
Published in Nature communications (16-04-2018)“…Plants are extensively used in traditional medicine, and several plant antimicrobial peptides have been described as potential alternatives to conventional…”
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Characterization of the Antimicrobial Peptide Penisin, a Class Ia Novel Lantibiotic from Paenibacillus sp. Strain A3
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-01-2016)“…Attempts to isolate novel antimicrobial peptides from microbial sources have been on the rise recently, despite their low efficacy in therapeutic applications…”
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Structure elucidation of a bioactive fucomannogalactan from the edible mushroom Hypsizygus marmoreus
Published in Carbohydrate polymers (01-12-2019)“…•A bioactive fucomannogalactan (FMG-Hm) was isolated from H. marmoreus mushroom.•It consists of α-Galp (1→6) main chain, branched at O-2 by α-Fucp and β-Manp…”
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Repurposing a peptide toxin from wasp venom into antiinfectives with dual antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-10-2020)“…Novel antibiotics are urgently needed to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens. Venoms represent previously untapped sources of novel drugs. Here we repurposed…”
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Deciphering the structure and mechanism of action of computer‐designed mastoparan peptides
Published in The FEBS journal (01-03-2024)“…Mastoparans are cationic peptides with multifunctional pharmacological properties. Mastoparan‐R1 and mastoparan‐R4 were computationally designed based on…”
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3‐Halochromones Through Oxidative α‐Halogenation of Enaminones and its Photophysical Investigation: Another Case of Photo‐induced Partially Aromatised Intramolecular Charge Transfer?
Published in Chemistry, an Asian journal (15-01-2024)“…A versatile synthesis strategy for fluorescent 3‐halo‐4H‐chromen‐4‐one derivatives is reported. The method involves the oxidative α‐halogenation of enaminones…”
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Fast and potent bactericidal membrane lytic activity of PaDBS1R1, a novel cationic antimicrobial peptide
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes (01-01-2019)“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates for the development of future antibiotics. In an attempt to increase the efficacy of therapeutic AMPs,…”
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Electrochemical determination of carbendazim in grapes and their derivatives by an ionic liquid-modified carbon paste electrode
Published in Journal of applied electrochemistry (01-04-2022)“…A novel electrochemical sensor containing an ionic liquid carbon paste electrode was synthesized to determine carbendazim in grape samples. The 2-hydroxy…”
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Selective antibacterial activity of the cationic peptide PaDBS1R6 against Gram-negative bacteria
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes (01-07-2019)“…Infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa foremost among them, constitute a major worldwide health problem…”
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A polyalanine peptide derived from polar fish with anti-infectious activities
Published in Scientific reports (26-02-2016)“…Due to the growing concern about antibiotic-resistant microbial infections, increasing support has been given to new drug discovery programs. A promising…”
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LQFM289: Electrochemical and Computational Studies of a New Trimetozine Analogue for Anxiety Treatment
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-10-2023)“…This study employs electrochemical and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculation approaches to investigate the potential of a novel analogue of trimetozine…”
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The potential exploitation of the Malay-red apple (Syzygium malaccense) seed as source of a phosphorylated starch
Published in Carbohydrate research (01-01-2024)“…This work presents the characterization of a novel naturally phosphorylated starch extracted from an unconventional and non-utilized source, the seeds of the…”
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Improvement in Solubility-Permeability Interplay of Psoralens from Brosimum gaudichaudii Plant Extract upon Complexation with Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (19-07-2022)“…Psoralen (PSO) and 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) are widely used drugs in oral photochemotherapy against vitiligo and major bioactive components of root bark…”
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Preclinical pharmacokinetics of a promising antineoplastic prototype piperazine-containing compound (LQFM018) in rats by a new LC-MS/MS bioanalytical method
Published in Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences (15-05-2023)“…•High throughput and sensitive bioanalytical method for the LQFM018 quantification.•First and reliable determination of main pharmacokinetic LQFM018…”
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Inhibition of Leishmania amazonensis arginase by fucogalactan isolated from Agrocybe aegerita mushroom
Published in Carbohydrate polymers (01-12-2018)“…•A fucogalactan (FG-Aa) was purified from the medicinal mushroom Agrocybe aegerita.•The fucogalactan was highly branched by non-reducing ends of α-Fucp.•FG-Aa…”
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MECHANOCHEMISTRY APPLIED TO THE SYNTHESIS OF 2-PHENYLIMIDAZO[1,2-α]PYRIDINE AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR GREEN CHEMISTRY
Published in Química Nova (01-01-2024)“…In the present work, we developed an experimental class for undergraduate students concerning the linear synthesis of 2-phenylimidazo[1,2-α]pyridine through…”
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Urea Hydrogen Peroxide and Ethyl Lactate, an Eco-Friendly Combo System in the Direct C(sp2)–H Bond Selenylation of Imidazo[2,1‑b]thiazole and Related Structures
Published in ACS omega (24-10-2023)“…Herein, we describe a urea hydrogen peroxide-mediated sustainable protocol for the synthesis of selenylated imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole by using half molar…”
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meso -Tetra-(4-pyridyl)porphyrin/palladium(II) complexes as anticancer agents
Published in Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry (16-11-2021)“…This study reports the synthesis, structural characterization and cytotoxic activity of four new palladium/pyridylporphyrin complexes, with the general formula…”
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