Search Results - "WILLARD, DERRIL H"
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Acyclic cyanamide-based inhibitors of cathepsin K
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-06-2005)“…Conversion of the proline-derived cyanamide lead into an acyclic cyanamide capable of forming an additional hydrogen bond with cathepsin K resulted in a large…”
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Melanocortin receptor-mediated mobilization of intracellular free calcium in HEK293 cells
Published in Physiological genomics (07-02-2001)“…1 Research Centre for Developmental Medicine and Biology, Department of Paediatrics 2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1, New…”
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Design of Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitors of Cysteine Protease Cathepsin K
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (29-01-2004)“…Osteoclast-mediated bone matrix resorption has been attributed to cathepsin K, a cysteine protease of the papain family that is abundantly and selectively…”
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Novel and potent cyclic cyanamide-based cathepsin K inhibitors
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-04-2005)“…Starting from a PDE IV inhibitor hit derived from high throughput screening of the compound collection, a key pyrrolidine cyanamide pharmacophore was…”
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Agouti structure and function: characterization of a potent .alpha.-melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor antagonist
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (26-09-1995)“…The murine agouti gene encodes for a novel 131 amino acid protein. The sequence includes a 22 residue putative secretion signal, an internal basic region, and…”
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Hydration Changes Implicated in the Remarkable Temperature-Dependent Membrane Permeation of Cyclosporin A
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (27-06-2000)“…Cyclosporin A is a cyclic peptide believed to exist as multiple conformers in aqueous solution. Two major conformations, distinguished by a single cis−trans…”
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Semicarbazone-based inhibitors of cathepsin K, are they prodrugs for aldehyde inhibitors?
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-02-2006)“…Starting from potent aldehyde inhibitors with poor drug properties, derivatization to semicarbazones led to the identification of a series of…”
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Novel, potent P2–P3 pyrrolidine derivatives of ketoamide-based cathepsin K inhibitors
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-03-2006)“…Starting from a potent pantolactone ketoamide cathepsin K inhibitor derived from structural screening, conversion of the lactone scaffold to a pyrrolidine…”
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P2-P3 conformationally constrained ketoamide-based inhibitors of cathepsin K
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (01-08-2005)“…An orally bioavailable series of ketoamide-based cathepsin K inhibitors with good pharmacokinetic properties has been identified. Starting from a potent…”
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Potent and selective P2-P3 ketoamide inhibitors of cathepsin K with good pharmacokinetic properties via favorable P1', P1, and/or P3 substitutions
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (04-10-2004)“…A series of ketoamides were synthesized and evaluated for inhibitory activity against cathepsin K. Exploration of the interactions between achiral P(2)…”
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Exploration of the P1 SAR of aldehyde cathepsin K inhibitors
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (05-01-2004)“…The synthesis and biological activity of a series of aldehyde inhibitors of cathepsin K are reported. Exploration of the properties of the S(1) subsite with a…”
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Agouti Antagonism of Melanocortin-4 Receptor: Greater Effect with Desacetyl-α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH) than withα -MSH
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-05-1999)“…Desacetyl-α-MSH is more abundant than α-MSH in the brain, the fetus, human blood, and amniotic fluid, but there is little information on its ability to…”
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Solution Studies of Recombinant Human Stromal-Cell-Derived Factor-1
Published in Protein expression and purification (01-04-2001)“…Stromal-cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1α) is an 8-kDa chemokine that is constitutively expressed in bone-marrow-derived stromal cells and has been identified as a…”
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Human Recombinant Phosphodiesterase 4B2B Binds (R)-Rolipram at a Single Site with Two Affinities
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (18-11-1997)“…The interactions between (R)-rolipram and purified human recombinant low-K m, cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (HSPDE4B2B) constructs were investigated using…”
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Mutations in the Carboxyl Terminus of the Agouti Protein Decrease Agouti Inhibition of Ligand Binding to the Melanocortin Receptors
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (25-02-1997)“…Several mutations that cause ectopic expression of the agouti gene result in obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and yellow coat color. A candidate pathway for agouti…”
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Detailed Characterization of a Purified Type 4 Phosphodiesterase, HSPDE4B2B: Differentiation of High- and Low-Affinity (R)-Rolipram Binding
Published in Protein expression and purification (01-03-1997)“…We have overexpressed in a baculovirus expression system, and purified to >95% homogeneity, milligram quantities of a human recombinant rolipram-sensitive cAMP…”
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Exploration of the P2-P3 SAR of aldehyde cathepsin K inhibitors
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (05-07-2004)“…The synthesis and biological activity of a series of aldehyde inhibitors of cathepsin K are reported. Exploration of the properties of the S2 and S3 subsites…”
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Replication-Associated Activities of Purified Human Papillomavirus Type 11 E1 Helicase
Published in Protein expression and purification (01-03-2000)“…Replication of human papillomavirus type11 (HPV11) requires both the E1 and the E2 proteins. E1 is structurally and functionally similar to SV40 large…”
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Product Release Is the Major Contributor tok cat for the Hepatitis C Virus Helicase-catalyzed Strand Separation of Short Duplex DNA
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (24-07-1998)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) helicase catalyzes the ATP-dependent strand separation of duplex RNA and DNA containing a 3â² single-stranded tail. Equilibrium and…”
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Catalytic Activity of the SH2 Domain of Human pp60c-src; Evidence from NMR, Mass Spectrometry, Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Kinetic Studies for an Inherent Phosphatase Activity
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (01-11-1995)“…During solution structural studies it was apparent that the human recombinant pp60c-src SH2 domain (srcSH2, residues 144-249) possessed an inherent phosphatase…”
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