Opportunistic Infections Citation List: April 10 - April 23, 2015

ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS (includes Cryptococcus, Aspergillus, Candida, & Histoplasma)

1. Clerodane Type Diterpene as a Novel Antifungal Agent from Polyalthia longifolia Var. pendula. Bhattacharya, A.K., H.R. Chand, J. John, and M.V. Deshpande. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 1-7. PMID[25747495].

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2. Broad-spectrum Antimicrobial Polycarbonate Hydrogels with Fast Degradability. Pascual, A., J.P. Tan, A. Yuen, J.M. Chan, D.J. Coady, D. Mecerreyes, J.L. Hedrick, Y.Y. Yang, and H. Sardon. Biomacromolecules, 2015. 16(4): p. 1169-1178. PMID[25764341].

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3. Phytochemical Compositions and Biological Activities of Essential Oil from Xanthium strumarium L. Sharifi-Rad, J., S.M. Hoseini-Alfatemi, M. Sharifi-Rad, M. Sharifi-Rad, M. Iriti, M. Sharifi-Rad, R. Sharifi-Rad, and S. Raeisi. Molecules, 2015. 20(4): p. 7034-7047. PMID[25898416].

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4. A Facile Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Sydnonyl-substituted Thiazolidine Derivatives. Shih, M.H., Y.Y. Xu, Y.S. Yang, and G.L. Lin. Molecules, 2015. 20(4): p. 6520-6532. PMID[25871371].

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5. In Vitro Production and Antifungal Activity of Peptide ABP-dHC-cecropin A. Zhang, J., A. Movahedi, J. Xu, M. Wang, X. Wu, C. Xu, T. Yin, and Q. Zhuge. Journal of Biotechnology, 2015. 199: p. 47-54. PMID[25702854].

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6. Studies on Antimicrobial Effects of Four Ligands and their Transition Metal Complexes with 8-Mercaptoquinoline and Pyridine Terminal Groups. Zhang, L.J., J.A. Zhang, X.Z. Zou, Y.J. Liu, N. Li, Z.J. Zhang, and Y. Li. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2015. 25(8): p. 1778-1781. PMID[25791454].

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ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS (includes Mycobacterium spp., Drug Resistant, MAC, MDR)

7. Synthesis and Biological Screening of 2'-Aryl/Benzyl-2-aryl-4-methyl-4',5-bithiazolyls as Possible Anti-tubercular and Antimicrobial Agents. Abhale, Y.K., A.V. Sasane, A.P. Chavan, K.K. Deshmukh, S.S. Kotapalli, R. Ummanni, S.F. Sayyad, and P.C. Mhaske. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 340-347. PMID[25778990].

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8. Synthesis of Novel Pleuromutilin Derivatives. Part 1: Preliminary Studies of Antituberculosis Activity. Dong, Y.J., Z.H. Meng, Y.Q. Mi, C. Zhang, Z.H. Cui, P. Wang, and Z.B. Xu. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2015. 25(8): p. 1799-1803. PMID[25736994].

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9. Discovery of InhA Inhibitors with Anti-mycobacterial Activity through a Matched Molecular Pair Approach. Kanetaka, H., Y. Koseki, J. Taira, T. Umei, H. Komatsu, H. Sakamoto, G. Gulten, J.C. Sacchettini, M. Kitamura, and S. Aoki. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 378-385. PMID[25778993].

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10. Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Evaluation of Substituted Quinazolinone Benzoates as Novel Antituberculosis Agents Targeting Acetohydroxyacid Synthase. Lu, W., I.A. Baig, H.J. Sun, C.J. Cui, R. Guo, I.P. Jung, D. Wang, M. Dong, M.Y. Yoon, and J.G. Wang. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 298-305. PMID[25771108].

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11. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships for Extended Side Chain Analogues of the Antitubercular Drug (6S)-2-Nitro-6-{[4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl]oxy}-6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine (PA-824). Palmer, B.D., H.S. Sutherland, A. Blaser, I. Kmentova, S.G. Franzblau, B. Wan, Y. Wang, Z. Ma, W.A. Denny, and A.M. Thompson. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 58(7): p. 3036-3059. PMID[25781074].

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ANTIMALARIAL COMPOUNDS (Plasmodium spp.)

12. Synthesis of Isocryptolepine Analogues and their Structure-Activity Relationship Studies as Antiplasmodial and Antiproliferative Agents. Aroonkit, P., C. Thongsornkleeb, J. Tummatorn, S. Krajangsri, M. Mungthin, and S. Ruchirawat. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 56-62. PMID[25747499].

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13. New Heterocyclic Hybrids of Pyrazole and its Bioisosteres: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation as Dual Acting Antimalarial-Antileishmanial Agents. Bekhit, A.A., A.M. Hassan, H.A. Abd El Razik, M.M. El-Miligy, E.J. El-Agroudy, and D. Bekhit Ael. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 94: p. 30-44. PMID[25768697].

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14. Synthesis and Bioactivity of Beta-substituted Fosmidomycin Analogues Targeting 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase. Chofor, R., S. Sooriyaarachchi, M.D. Risseeuw, T. Bergfors, J. Pouyez, C. Johny, A. Haymond, A. Everaert, C.S. Dowd, L. Maes, T. Coenye, A. Alex, R.D. Couch, T.A. Jones, J. Wouters, S.L. Mowbray, and S. Van Calenbergh. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 58(7): p. 2988-3001. PMID[25781377].

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15. Identification of Potent Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors that Demonstrate Cyclic Nucleotide-dependent Functions in Apicomplexan Parasites. Howard, B.L., K.L. Harvey, R.J. Stewart, M.F. Azevedo, B.S. Crabb, I.G. Jennings, P.R. Sanders, D.T. Manallack, P.E. Thompson, C.J. Tonkin, and P.R. Gilson. ACS Chemical Biology, 2015. 10(4): p. 1145-1154. PMID[25555060].

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16. Identification of Selective Inhibitors of the Plasmodium falciparum Hexose Transporter PfHT by Screening Focused Libraries of Anti-malarial Compounds. Ortiz, D., W.A. Guiguemde, A. Johnson, C. Elya, J. Anderson, J. Clark, M. Connelly, L. Yang, J. Min, Y. Sato, R.K. Guy, and S.M. Landfear. Plos One, 2015. 10(4): p. e0123598. PMID[25894322].

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17. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Functionalized Phthalimides: A New Class of Antimalarials and Inhibitors of Falcipain-2, a Major Hemoglobinase of Malaria Parasite. Singh, A.K., V. Rajendran, A. Pant, P.C. Ghosh, N. Singh, N. Latha, S. Garg, K.C. Pandey, B.K. Singh, and B. Rathi. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 23(8): p. 1817-1827. PMID[25766631].

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18. Inhibitors of Plasmodial Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT): Cocrystal Structures of Pyrazolopyrans with Potent Blood- and Liver-stage Activities. Witschel, M.C., M. Rottmann, A. Schwab, U. Leartsakulpanich, P. Chitnumsub, M. Seet, S. Tonazzi, G. Schwertz, F. Stelzer, T. Mietzner, C. McNamara, F. Thater, C. Freymond, A. Jaruwat, C. Pinthong, P. Riangrungroj, M. Oufir, M. Hamburger, P. Maser, L.M. Sanz-Alonso, S. Charman, S. Wittlin, Y. Yuthavong, P. Chaiyen, and F. Diederich. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 58(7): p. 3117-3130. PMID[25785478].

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Citations from the ISI Web of Knowledge Listings for O.I.

19. Monocarbonyl Analogs of Curcumin Inhibit Growth of Antibiotic Sensitive and Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Baldwin, P.R., A.Z. Reeves, K.R. Powell, R.J. Napier, A.I. Swimm, A.M. Sun, K. Giesler, B. Bommarius, T.M. Shinnick, J.P. Snyder, D.C. Liotta, and D. Kalman. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 92: p. 693-699. ISI[000350919100056].

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20. Inhibition of M. tuberculosis beta-Ketoacyl CoA Reductase FabG4 (Rv0242c) by Triazole Linked Polyphenol-aminobenzene Hybrids: Comparison with the Corresponding Gallate Counterparts. Banerjee, D.R., K. Senapati, R. Biswas, A.K. Das, and A. Basak. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2015. 25(6): p. 1343-1347. ISI[000350696000035].

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21. Development of 8-Benzyloxy-substituted quinoline ethers and Evaluation of their Antimicrobial Activities. Chung, P.Y., R. Gambari, Y.X. Chen, C.H. Cheng, Z.X. Bian, A.S.C. Chan, J.C.O. Tang, P.H.M. Leung, C.H. Chui, and K.H. Lam. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2015. 24(4): p. 1568-1577. ISI[000350365100021].

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22. Evaluation of Antioxidant, Cholinesterase Inhibitory and Antimicrobial Properties of Mentha longifolia Subsp noeana and its Secondary Metabolites. Ertas, A., A.C. Goren, N. Hasimi, V. Tolan, and U. Kolak. Records of Natural Products, 2015. 9(1): p. 105-115. ISI[000350973300009].

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23. Characterization and Antitubercular Activity of Synthesized Pyrimidine Derivatives via Chalcones. Faldu, V.J., V.K. Gothalia, and V.H. Shah. Indian Journal of Chemistry Section B-Organic Chemistry Including Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 54(3): p. 391-398. ISI[000351562200003].

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24. Synthesis of a New Peptide-coumarin Conjugate: A Potential Agent against Cryptococcosis. Ferreira, S.Z., H.C. Carneiro, H.A. Lara, R.B. Alves, J.M. Resende, H.M. Oliveira, L.M. Silva, D.A. Santos, and R.P. Freitas. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2015. 6(3): p. 271-275. ISI[000351193100009].

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25. Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Plants Cultivated in Mexico. Flores, C.R., A. Pennec, C. Nugier-Chauvin, R. Daniellou, L. Herrera-Estrella, and A.L. Chauvin. Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society, 2014. 58(4): p. 452-455. ISI[000350879300012].

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26. Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, Analgesic, and Antimicrobial Activities of Co(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) Complexes of 2-[N,N-bis-(3,5-Dimethyl-pyrazolyl-1-methyl)]aminothiazole. Kalanithi, M., M. Rajarajan, P. Tharmaraj, and S.J. Raja. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2015. 24(4): p. 1578-1585. ISI[000350365100022].

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27. Synthesis, Characterization, and in Vitro Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activity of Novel Acridines. Kaya, M., Y. Yildirir, and G.Y. Celik. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 2015. 48(11): p. 724-728. ISI[000351097000007].

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28. A Convenient Synthesis of Some New Fused Pyridine and Pyrimidine Derivatives of Antimicrobial Profiles. Khalifa, N.M., A.A.H. Abdel-Rahman, S.I. Abd-Elmoez, O.A. Fathalla, and A.A. Abd El-Gwaad. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2015. 41(4): p. 2295-2305. ISI[000350895900032].

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29. Influence of Plant Extracts on the Growth of Oral Pathogens Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans in Vitro. Krumina, G., L. Ratkevicha, V. Nikolajeva, A. Babarikina, and D. Babarykin. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2015. 64(1): p. 62-67. ISI[000351328000008].

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30. Novel Amide and Sulphonamide Derivatives of 6-(Piperazin-1-yl)phenanthridine as Potent Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv Inhibitors. Naidu, K.M., H.N. Nagesh, M. Singh, D. Sriram, P. Yogeeswari, and K. Sekhar. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 92: p. 415-426. ISI[000350919100033].

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31. Structural and in Vitro Anti-tubercular Activity Study of (E)-N'-(2,6- Dihydroxybenzylidene)nicotinohydrazide and some Transition Metal Complexes. Ogunniran, K.O., M.A. Mesubi, K. Raju, and T. Narender. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2015. 12(5): p. 815-829. ISI[000351148000010].

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32. Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of the Essential Oil of Nepeta hindostana (Roth) Haines from India. Pandey, A.K., M. Mohan, P. Singh, and N.N. Tripathi. Records of Natural Products, 2015. 9(2): p. 224-233. ISI[000350974000008].

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33. Pyridine-3,4-dicarboximide as Starting Material for the Total Synthesis of the Natural Product Eupolauramine and its Isomer Iso-eupolauramine Endowed with Anti-tubercular Activities. Perdigao, G., C. Deraeve, G. Mori, M.R. Pasca, G. Pratviel, and V. Bernardes-Genisson. Tetrahedron, 2015. 71(10): p. 1555-1559. ISI[000351320900008].

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34. Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Theoretical Calculations and Antimicrobial Properties of [Pt(Tetramethylthiourea)(4)] [Pt(CN)(4) 4H2O]. Sadaf, H., A.A. Isab, S. Ahmad, A. Espinosa, M. Mas-Montoya, I.U. Khan, Ejaz, S.U. Rehman, M.A.J. Ali, M. Saleem, J. Ruiz, and C. Janiak. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2015. 1085: p. 155-161. ISI[000350075100019].

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35. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Indolo[2,3-c]isoquinoline Derivatives. Saundane, A.R. and R. Kalpana. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2015. 24(4): p. 1681-1695. ISI[000350365100033].

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36. Synthesis and in Vitro Antimicrobial Evaluation of Piperazine Substituted Quinazoline-based Thiourea/Thiazolidinone/Chalcone Hybrids. Shah, D.R., H.P. Lakum, and K.H. Chikhalia. Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2015. 41(2): p. 209-222. ISI[000351580500012].

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37. Electro-organic Mediated Synthesis of bis-1,3,4-Oxadiazoles and Evaluation of their Antifungal Activity. Sharma, L.K., A. Saraswat, S. Singh, M.K. Srivastav, and R.K.P. Singh. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 2015. 85(1): p. 29-34. ISI[000350250700003].

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38. Synthetic Cinnamates as Potential Antimicrobial Agents. Stefanovic, O.D., I.D. Radojevic, and L.R. Comic. Hemijska Industrija, 2015. 69(1): p. 37-42. ISI[000350913100005].

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39. Synthesis and Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities of 3-Substituted 1-cyanomethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium chlorides. Surikova, O.V., A.G. Mikhailovskii, and T.F. Odegova. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 2015. 48(11): p. 713-715. ISI[000351097000004].

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40. Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Activity of some Triazole Derivatives-New Route to Functionalized Triazolopyridazines. Tehrani, K., V. Mashayekhi, P. Azerang, S. Minaei, S. Sardari, and F. Kobarfard. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2015. 14: p. 59-68. ISI[000351641300007].

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41. Volatiles and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of the Mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum, Eurhynchium striatum, and Eurhynchium angustirete Grown in Turkey. Tosun, G., B. Yayli, T. Ozdemir, N. Batan, A. Bozdeveci, and N. Yayli. Records of Natural Products, 2015. 9(2): p. 237-242. ISI[000350974000010].

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42. Synthesis of Functionalized 3-, 5-, 6- and 8-Aminoquinolines via Intermediate (3-Pyrrolin-1-yl)- and (2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)quinolines and Evaluation of their Antiplasmodial and Antifungal Activity. Vandekerckhove, S., S. Van Herreweghe, J. Willems, B. Danneels, T. Desmet, C. de Kock, P.J. Smith, K. Chibale, and M. D'Hooghe. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2015. 92: p. 91-102. ISI[000350919100006].

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