https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 An efficient continuous flow approach to furnish furan-based biaryls https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19862 t-butyl based palladium catalyst CatCart™ FC1032™. Deactivated aryl bromides and activated aryl chlorides were cross-coupled with 5-formyl-2-furanylboronic in the presence of (Bu)₄N⁺OAc⁻ using the bis-triphenylphosphine CatCart™ PdCl₂(PPh₃)₂-DVB. Initial evidence indicates the latter method may serve as a universal approach to conduct Suzuki cross-couplings with the protocol successfully employed in the synthesis of the current gold standard Hedgehog pathway inhibitor LDE225.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:16:27 AEST ]]> Hedgehog signalling pathway inhibitors as cancer suppressing agents https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20977 TM), approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of adult basal cell carcinoma. In this perspective we outline the current state of Hh pathway inhibitors with a particular focus on potential limitations of upstream Hh pathway inhibition in relation to resistance mutations and crosstalk pathways. Together, these limitations indicate that inhibition of downstream components, specifically the Gli family of transcription factors, may represent a next generation approach to suppress tumours associated with aberrant Hh pathway signalling. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:10:20 AEST ]]> Quinolone-1-(2H)-ones as hedgehog signalling pathway inhibitors https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28064 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:24:57 AEST ]]> A multicomponent access to 1,3-thiazine-6-phenylimino-5-carboxylates https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25063 Wed 04 Sep 2019 10:12:46 AEST ]]> Small-molecule inhibitors of the NusB-NusE protein-protein interaction with antibiotic activity https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34052 Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis species, these analogues showed up to 100% growth inhibition at 200 μM. 2-((Z)-4-(((Z)-4-(4-((E)-(Carbamimidoylimino)methyl)phenoxy)but-2-en-1-yl)oxy)benzylidene)hydrazine-1-carboximidamide 22 showed excellent activity against important pathogens. With minimum inhibitory concentration values of ≤3 μg/mL for Gram-positive Streptococcus pneumoniae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and ≤51 μg/mL for Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, 22 is a potent lead for a novel antibacterial target. Epifluorescence studies in live bacteria were consistent with 22, inhibiting the NusB–NusE PPI as proposed.]]> Wed 04 Sep 2019 09:54:32 AEST ]]> Corrigendum to “A multicomponent access to 1,3-thiazine-6-phenylimino-5-carboxylates” [Tetrahedron Lett. 57 (2016) 3256–3259] https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43130 Tue 13 Sep 2022 15:07:35 AEST ]]> Small molecule hedgehog pathway antagonists https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30867 H)-one based Hedgehog signalling pathway (HSP) inhibitors we have developed two new classes of HSP inhibitors based on: L-tryptophan and benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-amine. Synthesis of focused compound libraries identified six L-tryptophan based inhibitors, and two stimulators, of Gli at 10 μM compound concentration. 2,4-Dichloro-13 and indole 16 suppressed mRNA expression of Ptch1 in Shh LIGHT2 cells, with 13 suppressing and 16 stimulating Gli2 mRNA expression. Focused library development of the benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-amine scaffold afforded two sub-micro molar potent inhibitors of Gli expression with 5-methoxy-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-amide 29 and 5-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethyl-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-amide 30 returning IC50 values of 0.5 and 0.24 μM, respectively. Neither 29 nor 30 acted directly on Smo with our data supporting inhibition of the HSP downstream of Smo.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:26:40 AEDT ]]>