Roberta J. Worthington Melander

Works (42)

Updated: August 2nd, 2023 21:15

2019 journal article

2-aminoimidazoles collapse mycobacterial proton motive force and block the electron transport chain

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9.

By: A. Jeon*, D. Ackart*, W. Li*, M. Jackson*, R. Melander n, C. Melander n, R. Abramovitch*, A. Chicco*, R. Basaraba*, A. Obregon-Henao*

MeSH headings : Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism; Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Biofilms / growth & development; Electron Transport / drug effects; Humans; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / growth & development; Oxygen Consumption / drug effects; Proton-Motive Force / drug effects; Tuberculosis / drug therapy; Tuberculosis / microbiology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 25, 2019

2019 journal article

Identification of Anti-Mycobacterial Biofilm Agents Based on the 2-Aminoimidazole Scaffold

CHEMMEDCHEM, 14(9), 927–937.

By: T. Nguyen n, B. Minrovic*, R. Melander* & C. Melander

author keywords: 2-aminoimidazoles; biofilms; mycobacteria; synergy; tuberculosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Antitubercular Agents / chemistry; Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Imidazoles / chemistry; Male; Mice; Microsomes / drug effects; Microsomes / metabolism; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 1, 2019

2019 journal article

Small Molecule Potentiation of Gram-Positive Selective Antibiotics against Acinetobacter baumannii

ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 5(7), 1223–1230.

By: S. Martin*, R. Melander*, C. Brackett n, A. Scott*, C. Chandler*, C. Nguyen n, B. Minrovic*, S. Harrill n ...

author keywords: antibiotic adjuvant; antibiotic resistance; Acinetobacter baumannii; macrolide antibiotics; glycopeptide antibiotics; lipopolysaccharide
MeSH headings : Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy; Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bacterial Outer Membrane / drug effects; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects; Drug Synergism; Glycopeptides / administration & dosage; Glycopeptides / pharmacology; Macrolides / administration & dosage; Macrolides / pharmacology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Moths; Small Molecule Libraries / administration & dosage; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 5, 2019

2019 journal article

Using 2-aminobenzimidazole derivatives to inhibit Mycobacterium smegmatis biofilm formation

MEDCHEMCOMM, 10(3), 456–459.

By: T. Nguyen n, M. Peszko n, R. Melander* & C. Melander*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 22, 2019

2019 journal article

Using Small-Molecule Adjuvants to Repurpose Azithromycin for Use against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 5(1), 141–151.

By: V. Hubble*, B. Hubbard n, B. Minrovic*, R. Melander* & C. Melander

author keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic adjuvant; cystic fibrosis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
MeSH headings : Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / chemistry; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Azithromycin / pharmacology; Benzimidazoles / chemistry; Benzimidazoles / pharmacology; Cystic Fibrosis / drug therapy; Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Repositioning; Larva / drug effects; Larva / microbiology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Moths / drug effects; Moths / microbiology; Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects; Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2018 review

Narrow-spectrum antibacterial agents

[Review of ]. MEDCHEMCOMM, 9(1), 12–21.

By: R. Melander n, D. Zurawski* & C. Melander n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Re-sensitizing Multidrug Resistant Bacteria to Antibiotics by Targeting Bacterial Response Regulators: Characterization and Comparison of Interactions between 2-Aminoimidazoles and the Response Regulators BfmR from Acinetobacter baumannii and QseB from Francisella spp.

FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES, 5.

By: M. Milton*, B. Minrovic n, D. Harris*, B. Kang*, D. Jung*, C. Lewis n, R. Thompson*, R. Melander n ...

author keywords: biofilms; antibiotic resistance; two-component systems; response regulators; Acinetobacter baumannii; Francisella
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 28, 2019

2017 journal article

2-aminoimidazoles potentiate beta-lactam antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by reducing beta-lactamase secretion and increasing cell envelope permeability

PLoS One, 12(7).

By: A. Jeon, A. Obregon-Henao, D. Ackart, B. Podell, J. Belardinelli, M. Jackson, T. Nguyen, M. Blackledge ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Probing the Mechanism of LAL-32, a Gold Nanoparticle-Based Antibiotic Discovered through Small Molecule Variable Ligand Display

BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY, 28(7), 1807–1810.

By: R. Byrne-Nash*, D. Lucero*, N. Osbaugh*, R. Melander n, C. Melander n & D. Feldheim*

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Cell Division / drug effects; Drug Discovery / methods; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Escherichia coli / cytology; Escherichia coli / drug effects; Escherichia coli Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Gold; Ligands; Membrane Transport Proteins; Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles / therapeutic use; Small Molecule Libraries
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Small molecule adjuvants that suppress both chromosomal and mcr-1 encoded colistin-resistance and amplify colistin efficacy in polymyxin-susceptible bacteria

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 25(20), 5749–5753.

By: W. Barker n, S. Martin n, C. Chandler*, T. Nguyen n, T. Harris n, C. Goodell*, R. Melander n, Y. Doi*, R. Ernst*, C. Melander

MeSH headings : Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects; Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / chemistry; Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / pharmacology; Colistin / pharmacology; Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics; Escherichia coli / drug effects; Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins / metabolism; Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects; Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Polymyxins / pharmacology; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Structure of the Francisella response regulator QseB receiver domain, and characterization of QseB inhibition by antibiofilm 2-aminoimidazole-based compounds

MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY, 106(2), 223–235.

By: M. Milton*, C. Allen n, E. Feldmann n, B. Bobay n, D. Jung*, M. Stephens n, R. Melander n, K. Theisen n ...

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bacterial Proteins / chemistry; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / ultrastructure; Biofilms / drug effects; Francisella tularensis / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / genetics; Imidazoles / metabolism; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Protein Binding; Virulence / drug effects; Virulence Factors / genetics; Virulence Factors / metabolism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 article

The Challenge of Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance: An Adjuvant Approach?

Melander, R. J., & Melander, C. (2017, August). ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES, Vol. 3, pp. 559–563.

By: R. Melander n & C. Melander

MeSH headings : Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / pharmacology; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Drug Interactions; Drug Resistance, Bacterial / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Bacterial / physiology; Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects; Gram-Negative Bacteria / growth & development; Gram-Negative Bacteria / metabolism; Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects; Gram-Positive Bacteria / growth & development; Gram-Positive Bacteria / metabolism; Humans
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The Discovery of 2-Aminobenzimidazoles That Sensitize Mycobacterium smegmatis and M. tuberculosis to beta-Lactam Antibiotics in a Pattern Distinct from beta-Lactamase Inhibitors

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 56(14), 3940–3944.

By: T. Nguyen n, M. Blackledge*, E. Lindsey n, B. Minrovic n, D. Ackart*, A. Jeon*, A. Obregon-Henao*, R. Melander n, R. Basaraba*, C. Melander

author keywords: aminobenzimidazoles; antibiotic resistance; medicinal chemistry; tuberculosis
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Benzimidazoles / chemistry; Benzimidazoles / pharmacology; Drug Discovery; Lactams / chemical synthesis; Lactams / chemistry; Lactams / pharmacology; Molecular Structure; Mycobacterium smegmatis / drug effects; Mycobacterium smegmatis / enzymology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / enzymology; beta-Lactamase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis; beta-Lactamase Inhibitors / chemistry; beta-Lactamase Inhibitors / pharmacology; beta-Lactamases / metabolism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Marine sponge alkaloids as a source of anti-bacterial adjuvants

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 26(24), 5863–5866.

By: R. Melander n, H. Liu*, M. Stephens n, C. Bewley* & C. Melander

author keywords: Marine sponge; Pyrrole-imidazole alkaloid; Biofilm; Antibiotic; Adjuvant
MeSH headings : Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects; Alkaloids / chemistry; Alkaloids / metabolism; Alkaloids / pharmacology; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Imidazoles / chemistry; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Structure; Porifera; Pyrroles / chemistry; Pyrroles / pharmacology; Structure-Activity Relationship
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Potentiation of Francisella resistance to conventional antibiotics through small molecule adjuvants

MEDCHEMCOMM, 7(1), 128–131.

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Second generation modifiers of colistin resistance show enhanced activity and lower inherent toxicity

TETRAHEDRON, 72(25), 3549–3553.

By: C. Brackett n, R. Furlani n, R. Anderson n, A. Krishnamurthy n, R. Melander n, S. Moskowitz*, R. Ernst*, C. Melander

author keywords: Antibiotic adjuvant; 2-Aminoimidazole; Colistin; ESKAPE pathogens; Acinetobacter baumannii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

From Worms to Targeting Virulence Factors

Melander, R. J., & Melander, C. (2015, April 23). CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY, Vol. 22, pp. 436–437.

By: R. Melander n & C. Melander

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Caenorhabditis elegans / microbiology; Metalloendopeptidases / metabolism; Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology; Virulence Factors / metabolism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Inhibition and breaking of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with bis-2-aminoimidazole derivatives

TETRAHEDRON LETTERS, 56(23), 3406–3409.

By: M. Richardson*, R. Furlani n, B. Podell*, D. Ackart*, J. Haugen*, R. Melander n, C. Melander, R. Basaraba*

author keywords: Advanced glycation end-products (AGES); Bis-2-aminoimidazole; Aminoguanidine; Diabetes
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Innovative strategies for combating biofilm-based infections

Biofilm-Based Healthcare-Associated Infections, Vol Ii, 831, 69–91.

By: R. Melander & C. Melander

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Second generation 2-aminoimidazole based advanced glycation end product inhibitors and breakers

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 25(21), 4820–4823.

By: R. Furlani n, M. Richardson*, B. Podell*, D. Ackart*, J. Haugen*, R. Melander n, R. Basaraba*, C. Melander

author keywords: Advanced glycation end-product (AGE); 2-Aminoimidazole; Akabori; Diabetes
MeSH headings : Glycation End Products, Advanced / antagonists & inhibitors; Glycation End Products, Advanced / metabolism; Imidazoles / chemical synthesis; Imidazoles / chemistry; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Molecular Structure; Structure-Activity Relationship
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Small Steps to New Drugs for Bugs

Melander, R. J., & Selwood, D. L. (2015, January). CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN, Vol. 85, pp. 1–3.

By: R. Melander n & D. Selwood

author keywords: antibacterial drug discovery; antibiotic resistance; novel antibacterial strategies
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Design; Drug Discovery / trends; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Controlling bacterial behavior with indole-containing natural products and derivatives

TETRAHEDRON, 70(37), 6363–6372.

By: R. Melander n, M. Minvielle n & C. Melander n

author keywords: Indole; Bacterial communication; Anti-virulence; Biofilm; Antibiotic resistance
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Disruption of heterotypic community development by Porphyromonas gingivalis with small molecule inhibitors

MOLECULAR ORAL MICROBIOLOGY, 29(5), 185–193.

By: C. Wright*, H. Wu, R. Melander n, C. Melander & J. Lamont*

author keywords: biofilms; periodontal disease; porphyromonas; streptococcus; fimbriae
MeSH headings : Bacterial Adhesion / drug effects; Bacterial Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Bacterial Proteins / drug effects; Benzimidazoles / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Carbon-Sulfur Lyases / drug effects; Fimbriae Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Microbial Interactions; Microscopy, Confocal / methods; Pili, Sex / drug effects; Porphyromonas gingivalis / drug effects; Porphyromonas gingivalis / physiology; Pyrroles / pharmacology; Small Molecule Libraries; Streptococcus gordonii / physiology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Reversal of Mycobacterium tuberculosis phenotypic drug resistance by 2-aminoimidazole- based small molecules

PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, 70(3), 370–378.

By: D. Ackart*, E. Lindsey n, B. Podell*, R. Melander n, R. Basaraba* & C. Melander

author keywords: tuberculosis; drug tolerant; biofilm; 2-aminoimidazole; drug resistant; isoniazid
MeSH headings : Antitubercular Agents / chemistry; Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Biofilms / growth & development; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Imidazoles / chemistry; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mycobacterium smegmatis / drug effects; Mycobacterium smegmatis / physiology; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects; Mycobacterium tuberculosis / physiology; Phenotype
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Small Molecule Downregulation of PmrAB Reverses Lipid A Modification and Breaks Colistin Resistance

ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, 9(1), 122–127.

By: T. Harris n, R. Worthington n, L. Hittle*, D. Zurawski*, R. Ernst* & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Colistin / chemistry; Colistin / pharmacology; Down-Regulation / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects; Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects; Gram-Negative Bacteria / genetics; Gram-Negative Bacteria / metabolism; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy; Humans; Lipid A / metabolism; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology; Transcription Factors / genetics
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Small-Molecule Suppression of beta-Lactam Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens

JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 57(17), 7450–7458.

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Line; Cell Survival / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects; Gram-Negative Bacteria / classification; Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects; Hemolysis / drug effects; Humans; Keratinocytes / cytology; Keratinocytes / drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Sheep; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology; beta-Lactam Resistance / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Thiol-modified gold nanoparticles for the inhibition of Mycobacterium smegmatis

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 50(100), 15860–15863.

By: J. Gifford*, J. Bresee*, C. Carter*, G. Wang*, R. Melander n, C. Melander, D. Feldheim*

MeSH headings : Cell Line; Cell Survival / drug effects; Erythrocytes / cytology; Erythrocytes / drug effects; Gold / chemistry; Hemolysis / drug effects; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles / toxicity; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mycobacterium smegmatis / drug effects; Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Biologically inspired strategies for combating bacterial biofilms

CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY, 13(5), 699–706.

By: M. Blackledge n, R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bacterial Infections / drug therapy; Bacterial Infections / metabolism; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena / drug effects; Biofilms / drug effects; Humans; Quorum Sensing / drug effects; Signal Transduction / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 review

Combination approaches to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria

[Review of ]. TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, 31(3), 177–184.

By: R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

author keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotic adjuvant
MeSH headings : Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Bacterial Infections / drug therapy; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Drug Therapy, Combination / methods; Humans
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

N-Substituted 2-aminoimidazole inhibitors of MRSA biofilm formation accessed through direct 1,3-bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)guanidine cyclization

ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY, 11(1), 130–137.

By: A. Yeagley n, Z. Su n, K. McCullough n, R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Biofilms / growth & development; Cyclization; Guanidines / chemistry; Imidazoles / chemical synthesis; Imidazoles / chemistry; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Molecular Structure; Structure-Activity Relationship; Triazoles / chemical synthesis; Triazoles / chemistry; Triazoles / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Overcoming Resistance to beta-Lactam Antibiotics

JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 78(9), 4207–4213.

By: R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Drug Discovery; Molecular Structure; Small Molecule Libraries / chemical synthesis; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology; beta-Lactam Resistance / drug effects; beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; beta-Lactams / chemical synthesis; beta-Lactams / chemistry; beta-Lactams / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 review

Small-molecule inhibition of bacterial two-component systems to combat antibiotic resistance and virulence

[Review of ]. FUTURE MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 5(11), 1265–1284.

By: R. Worthington n, M. Blackledge n & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Bacteria / metabolism; Bacteria / pathogenicity; Bacterial Infections / drug therapy; Bacterial Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Biofilms / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects; Histidine Kinase; Humans; Protein Kinases / chemistry; Protein Kinases / metabolism; Signal Transduction / drug effects; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry; Small Molecule Libraries / pharmacology; Small Molecule Libraries / therapeutic use; Virulence / drug effects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

2-Aminopyrimidine as a novel scaffold for biofilm modulation

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 10(13), 2552–2561.

By: E. Lindsey, R. Worthington, C. Alcaraz & C. Melander

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Deconvoluting Interspecies Bacterial Communication

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 51(26), 6314–6315.

By: R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

author keywords: autoinducer-2; bacterial communication; 4; 5-dihydroxy-2; 3-pentanedione; NMR spectroscopy; quorum sensing
MeSH headings : Bacteria / chemistry; Pentanes / analysis; Quorum Sensing; Signal Transduction
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Exploring the Interaction Between siRNA and the SMoC Biomolecule Transporters: Implications for Small Molecule-Mediated Delivery of siRNA

CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN, 79(1), 9–21.

By: M. Gooding, S. Tudzarova, R. Worthington n, S. Kingsbury, A. Rebstock, H. Dube, M. Simone*, C. Visintin ...

author keywords: calorimetric techniques; chemical biology; molecular modeling; nanotechnology (drug discovery); RNAi and antisense techniques
MeSH headings : Cell Cycle Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics; Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism; Cell Line; Guanidine / chemistry; Humans; Kinetics; Microscopy, Confocal; Molecular Dynamics Simulation; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism; RNA Interference; RNA, Small Interfering / chemistry; RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism; Small Molecule Libraries / chemical synthesis; Small Molecule Libraries / chemistry
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Foliar-Applied Small Molecule that Suppresses Biofilm Formation and Enhances Control of Copper-Resistant Xanthomonas euvesicatoria on Pepper

PLANT DISEASE, 96(11), 1638–1644.

By: R. Worthington, S. Rogers*, R. Huigens*, C. Melander* & D. Ritchie n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Potent Small-Molecule Suppression of Oxacillin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 51(45), 11254–11257.

By: T. Harris n, R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

author keywords: 2-aminoimidazoles; adjuvants; antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; MRSA
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Drug Resistance; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Oxacillin / pharmacology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Small Molecule Suppression of Carbapenem Resistance in NDM-1 Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 3(5), 357–361.

By: R. Worthington n, C. Bunders n, C. Reed n & C. Melander n

author keywords: NDM-1; Klebsiella pneumoniae; antibiotic adjuvant; resistance suppression; 2-aminoimidazole
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Small molecule control of bacterial biofilms

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 10(37), 7457–7474.

By: R. Worthington, J. Richards & C. Melander

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

A facile synthesis of 1,5-disubstituted-2-aminoimidazoles: Antibiotic activity of a first generation library

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 21(15), 4516–4519.

By: T. Harris n, R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

author keywords: 2-Aminoimidazole; Amino aldehyde; Biofilm; Antibiotic
MeSH headings : Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / drug effects; Imidazoles / chemical synthesis; Imidazoles / chemistry; Imidazoles / pharmacology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Structure-Activity Relationship
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Evaluation of 4,5-Disubstituted-2-Aminoimidazole-Triazole Conjugates for Antibiofilm/Antibiotic Resensitization Activity Against MRSA and Acinetobacter baumannii

CHEMMEDCHEM, 6(12), 2243–2251.

By: Z. Su n, L. Peng n, R. Worthington n & C. Melander n

author keywords: aminoimidazoles; antibiotic resensitization; biofilms; MRSA; synergism
MeSH headings : Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects; Acinetobacter baumannii / physiology; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis; Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Biofilms / drug effects; Imidazoles / chemistry; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / physiology; Oxacillin / chemistry; Oxacillin / pharmacology; Structure-Activity Relationship; Triazoles / chemistry
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Intercepting Bacterial Indole Signaling with Flustramine Derivatives

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 133(50), 20160–20163.

By: C. Bunders n, M. Minvielle n, R. Worthington n, M. Ortiz n, J. Cavanagh n & C. Melander n

MeSH headings : Escherichia coli / metabolism; Hydrocarbons, Brominated / metabolism; Indole Alkaloids / metabolism; Indoles / metabolism; Signal Transduction; Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018