RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00660G, Review Article

Shutang Li, Jinfei Yang
As research on AD has progressed, TCM and its active ingredients have increasingly played a crucial role in clinical treatment. This article summarizes extracts from TCM and briefly elucidates their pharmacological mechanisms against AD.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3395-3417
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00334A, Research Article

Vu Ngoc Toan, Do Son Hai, Hoang Thi Kim Van, Nguyen Minh Tri, Duong Ngoc Toan, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Nguyen Dinh Thanh
D-Glucose-conjugated thioureas from 2-aminopyrimidines had inhibitory activity against α-amylase, α-glucosidase, DPP-4, PTP1B. The cytotoxicity, inhibitory kinetics, and molecular simulations of the most potent inhibitors 8k, 8j, 8f, and 8h were studied.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3469-3476
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00422A, Research Article

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Hugo Kocek, Dominika Chalupská, Milan Dejmek, Alexandra Dvořáková, Michala Zgarbová, Michal Šála, Karel Chalupský, Petra Krafčíková, Tomáš Otava, Matúš Drexler, Eliška Procházková, Blanka Klepetářová, Milan Štefek, Ján Kozic, Helena Mertlíková-Kaiserová, Evzen Boura, Jan Weber, Radim Nencka
SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase inhibitors based on adenosine 5'-carboxamides.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3345-3370
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00317A, Review Article

Meghna Arora, Ankit Kumar Singh, Adarsh Kumar, Harshwardhan Singh, Prateek Pathak, Maria Grishina, Jagat Pal Yadav, Amita Verma, Pradeep Kumar
Semisynthetic phytochemicals in cancer treatment.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3529-3557
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00481G, Research Article

Mohamed K. S. El-Nagar, Mai I. Shahin, Mohammed F. El-Behairy, Ehab S. Taher, Mohamed F. El-Badawy, Marwa Sharaky, Dalal A. Abou El Ella, Khaled A. M. Abouzid, Mai Adel
Discovery of novel pyridazinone derivatives with dual antimicrobial and anticancer activities.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3609-3615
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00501E, Research Article

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Gciniwe S. Mathenjwa, Abir Chakraborty, Abantika Chakraborty, Ronel Muller, Mathew P. Akerman, Moira L. Bode, Adrienne L. Edkins, Clinton G. L. Veale
Rationally modified Hsp90 inhibitors which retained of on-target activity but showed no engagement of intracellular Hsp90, or stimulation of the heat shock response, were found to significantly alter the extracellular fibronectin network.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3558-3575
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00391H, Research Article

Pothiyil S. Vimalkumar, Neethu Sivadas, Vishnu Priya Murali, Daisy R. Sherin, Madhukrishnan Murali, Anuja Gracy Joseph, Kokkuvayil Vasu Radhakrishnan, Kaustabh Kumar Maiti
Malabaricone A isolated from Myristica malabarica induces apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer cells through intrinsic and extrinsic pathways, which is validated through in vitro and in silico studies and resembles a potent phyto-entity.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3616-3624
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00306C, Research Article

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Adam Throup, Manar Saleh Zraikat, Andrew Gordon, Shohreh Jafarinejad Soumehsaraei, Kathrin D. Haase, Laurence H. Patterson, Patricia A. Cooper, Katherine Hanlon, Paul M. Loadman, Mark Sutherland, Steven D. Shnyder, Helen M. Sheldrake
Cyclobutanes provide a versatile scaffold for the synthesis of small molecule integrin antagonists with good metabolic stability and in vivo tolerability.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00517A, Research Article

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Arianna Amenta, Susanna Comi, Marcelo Kravicz, Silvia Sesana, Antonia Antoniou, Daniele Passarella, Pierfausto Seneci, Sara Pellegrino, Francesca Re
A novel, glutathione-activated prodrug of pimasertib (PROPIMA) has been developed. PROPIMA showed ability to inhibit tumour cell migration and proliferation controlled over time, while also achieving a high incorporation rate into liposomes.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, 15,3284-3285
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD90035A, Editorial

Jian Zhang, Ola Engkvist, Gerhard Hessler
Jian Zhang, Ola Engkvist and Gerhard Hessler introduce the RSC Medicinal Chemistry themed collection on ‘AI in Medicinal Chemistry’.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00471J, Research Article

Poorvi Saraf, Bhagwati Bhardwaj, Akash Verma, Mohammad Aquib Siddiqui, Himanshu Verma, Pradeep Kumar, Samridhi Srivastava, Sairam Krishnamurthy, Saripella Srikrishna, Sushant Kumar Shrivastava
Screening piperazine derivatives via ChEMBL database led to the design and synthesis of novel dual COX-2/5-LOX inhibitors with strong anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-cancer activity.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00608A, Research Article

Sunil Kumar, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Mohamed A. Abdelgawad, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Rania B. Bakr, Hoon Kim, Bijo Mathew
A total of 18 heterocyclic derived conjugated dienones (CD1–CD18) were evaluated for their potential monoamine oxidase (MAO)-A/-B inhibitory activity.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00297K, Research Article

Branislava Tenjović, Sofija Bekić, Andjelka Ćelić, Edward Petri, Julia Scholda, Florian Kopp, Marija Sakač, Andrea Nikolić
In this study, a series of 13 new D-ring fused steroidal N(2)-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their biological activities.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD90039A, Editorial

Marcel Hollenstein, Eugen Stulz
Marcel Hollenstein and Eugen Stulz introduce the cross-journal themed collection celebrating Christian Leumann’s retirement.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00721B, Research Article

Qun Tang, Haiyang Zhang, Kasemsiri Chandarajoti, Zirui Jiao, Lianhua Nie, Sai Lv, Jiakun Zuo, Wen Zhou, Xiangan Han
Bacterial infections pose a threat to the health of animals and human being, and the biofilm formation exacerbates the microbial threat. New antimicrobial agents to address this challenge are much...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00662C, Research Article

Rajat Arora, Ayan Mukherjee, Gilbert Arthur, Mark W. Nachtigal, Frank Schweizer
We describe the multi-step synthesis of different dibasic and tribasic galactosamine-based glycosylated antitumor ether lipids (GAELs) and their cytotoxic response in comparison to doxorubicin and cisplatin.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00594E, Research Article

Nagat Ghareb, Khaled M. Darwish, Mohamed S. Nafie, Ranwa Elrayess, Noha M. Abourobe, Shaimaa A. Fattah, Reem M. Hazem, Eman T. Mehanna, Ranza Elrayess
One benzene-sulfonamide derivative exhibited potent protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibition for managing diabetes mellitus and associated metabolic disorders.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00494A, Research Article

Shekhar, Shefali Chowdhary, Joel Mosnier, Isabelle Fonta, Bruno Pradines, Vipan Kumar
In pursuit of novel anti-plasmodial agents, a library of triclosan-based dimers both with and without a 1H-1,2,3 triazole core were designed, synthesized and evaluated in order to achieve a multitargeted approach.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD90044H, Correction

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Kennosuke Itoh, Hiroki Nakahara, Atsushi Takashino, Aya Hara, Akiho Katsuno, Yuriko Abe, Takaaki Mizuguchi, Fumika Karaki, Shigeto Hirayama, Kenichiro Nagai, Reiko Seki, Noriko Sato, Kazuki Okuyama, Masashi Hashimoto, Ken Tokunaga, Hitoshi Ishida, Fusako Mikami, Kofi Dadzie Kwofie, Hayato Kawada, Bangzhong Lin, Kazuto Nunomura, Toshio Kanai, Takeshi Hatta, Naotoshi Tsuji, Junichi Haruta, Hideaki Fujii
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00383G, Research Article

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Walaa K. Mousa, Ashif Y. Shaikh, Rose Ghemrawi, Mohammed Aldulaimi, Aya Al Ali, Nour Sammani, Mostafa Khair, Mohamed I. Helal, Farah Al-Marzooq, Emilia Oueis
An AMP-derived short 15-mer peptide and its cyclic derivatives have low micromolar broad spectrum antibacterial activity, with rapid onset of bactericidal effect and a membrane-targeting mode of action.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00511B, Research Article

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Francesco Melfi, Marialuigia Fantacuzzi, Simone Carradori, Ilaria D'Agostino, Alessandra Ammazzalorso, Noemi Mencarelli, Marialucia Gallorini, Mattia Spano, Paolo Guglielmi, Mariangela Agamennone, Sazan Haji Ali, Ali Al-Samydai, Francesca Sisto
Monoterpene-derived azo benzenes showed selective antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori with a safe profile. An in silico investigation highlighted the inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase enzyme as the putative target.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00522H, Review Article

Keran Wang, Yanwen Huang, Yan Wang, Qidong You, Lei Wang
CADD and AIDD contribute to the drug discovery.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00450G, Review Article

Shikha Thakur, Devendra Kumar, shivani jaiswal, Kapil Kumar Goel, Pramod Rawat, Vivek Srivastava, Sonia Dhiman, Hemant R Jadhav, Ashish Ranjan Dwivedi
Thiophene is a privileged pharmacophore in medicinal chemistry owing to its diversified biological attributes. The thiophene moiety has been ranked 4th in US FDA drug approval of small drug molecules,...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00632A, Review Article

Ashish Ranjan Dwivedi, Shivani Jaiswal, Deepak Kukkar, Roshan Kumar, Thakur Gurjeet Singh, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Abhay M. Gaidhane, Sorabh Lakhanpal, K. Nagendra Prasad, Bhupinder Kumar
The present review is a concerted effort to cover drugs bearing pyridine rings approved in the last decade, and it provides thorough discussion and commentary on their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics together with in-depth structural analysis.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00579A, Research Article

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Cecilia C. Ayala-Aguilera, Yang Ge, Álvaro Lorente-Macías, Benjamin N. Jones, Catherine Adam, Neil O. Carragher, Asier Unciti-Broceta
A ligand-centred strategy combined with phenotypic screening was used to develop novel antiproliferative inhibitors against oesophageal cancer and identified a lead compound that induces potent anticancer activity and inhibits Aurora kinase A.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00621F, Research Article

Chunfei Zhang, Yixin Liu, Xiao Zhang, Chunping Wan, Zewei Mao
A series of novel benzofuran-based chalcone derivatives could be considered as potent VEGFR-2 inhibitors.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00555D, Research Article

Shenghua Gao, Letian Song, Bing Ye, Mianling Yang, Junyi Li, Manyu Gu, Ann E. Tollefson, Karoly Toth, Peng Zhan, Xinyong Liu
The continuous mutational nature of SARS-CoV-2 and its inter-species' similarities emphasize the urgent need to design and develop more direct-acting antiviral agents against highly infectious variants.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00670D, Research Article

Yuting Liu, Pengju Yang, Yunyun Zhou, Zhiwen Zhou
In the current study, we have designed and prepared a series of quinoxaline-based compounds, which were derived from o-phenylenediamine. Among which, compounds 5m-p displayed good to moderate antibacterial activity with...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00614C, Research Article

Vijay Babu Pathi, Pranotosh Das, Abhyuday Guin, Manish Debnath, Biswadip Banerji
The development of chemical scaffolds that target highly conserved MALAT1 RNA received attention due to its significance in splicing, nuclear organization, and gene expression in disease progression pathways.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00626G, Research Article

Aleena Pious, Vignesh Venkatasubramanian, Dharshini Karnan Singaravelu, Subburethinam Ramesh, Fuad Ameen, Anbazhagan Veerappan
Lipidation modulates the Gram-selective antibacterial activity of QPyNATh.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00601A, Research Article

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Brém Balázs, Bianca Stoean (Vasile), Éva Molnár, Eva Fischer-Fodor, Ovidiu Bălăcescu, Raluca Borlan, Monica Focsan, Adriana Grozav, Patriciu Achimaş-Cadariu, Emese Gál, Luiza Gaina
New meso-substituted AB₃-type phenothiazinyl porphyrins and ferrocenylvinyl phenothiazinyl porphyrin were synthesised by Suzuki–Miyaura and Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling reactions, respectively.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00553H, Research Article

Stefano Tomassi, Benito Natale, Michele Roggia, Luisa Amato, Caterina De Rosa, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Emma Baglini, Giorgio Amendola, Anna Messere, Salvatore Di Maro, Elisabetta Barresi, Federico Da Settimo, Maria Letizia Trincavelli, Fortunato Ciardiello, Sabrina Taliani, Floriana Morgillo, Sandro Cosconati
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, poses a formidable challenge due to its heterogeneity and the emergence of resistance to targeted therapies.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00600C, Research Article

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Gennaro Sanità, Maria Laura Alfieri, Barbara Carrese, Serena Damian, Vincenza Mele, Gaetano Calì, Brigida Silvestri, Sebastiano Marra, Susan Mohammadi, Giuseppina Luciani, Paola Manini, Annalisa Lamberti
Biological assays carried out on melanoma and breast cancer cells highlighted the role of light in boosting the cytotoxic effect of a ruthenium complex featuring a dihydroisoquinoline ligand suggesting applications in photodynamic therapy.
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00769G, Opinion

James Scott, Iacovos Michaelides, Markus Schade
PROTACs are an emerging therapeutic approach towards targeted protein degradation. This article examines the leading examples of this modality that are in clinical development through the prism of their physicochemical...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00597J, Research Article

Albert Michael Crider, Audrey Hospital, Karin Sandoval, William Neumann, Stephen Kukielski, Lejla Garic, Kristen Ingold, Matthew Dunahoo, Khush Srabony, Rafael Frare, Olivia Slater, Nathan Peel, Maria Kontoyianni, Ken Witt
Somatostatin receptor-4 (SST4) is a therapeutic target for several conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, neuropsychiatric disorders, and pain. Our previous work on 1,2,4-triazole derivatives led to enhanced SST4 binding affinity,...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00722K, Research Article

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Maria Cristina Lomuscio, Nicola Corriero, Vittoria Nanna, Antonio Piccinno, Michele Saviano, Rosa Lanzilotti, Carmen Abate, Domenico Alberga, Giuseppe Felice Mangiatordi
Developing sigma-1 receptor (S1R) modulators is considered a valuable therapeutic strategy to counteract neurodegeneration, cancer progression, and viral infections, including COVID-19. In this context, in-silico tools capable of accurately predicting...
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RSC Med. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MD00654B, Review Article

Madison R. Nuske, Junlang Zhong, Renjie Huang, Vijayalekshmi Sarojini, Jack L. Y. Chen, Christopher J. Squire, Mark A. T. Blaskovich, Ivanhoe K. H. Leung
The emergence of the mobile colistin resistance (mcr) gene is a significant threat contributing to the worldwide antibiotic resistance crisis. This review discusses adjuvant strategies to restore polymyxin sensitivity in these resistant bacteria.
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