In the development of antiviral drugs, proteases and polymerases are among the most important targets. Cysteine proteases, also known as thiol proteases, catalyze the degradation of proteins by cleaving peptide bonds using the nucleophilic thiol group of cysteine. As part of our research, we are examining how cysteine, an essential amino acid found in the active site of the main protease (M^(pro)) enzyme in SARS-CoV-2, interacts with electrophilic groups present in ethacrynic acid (EA) and...
[NMR paper] Discovery of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Ubiquitin Specific Protease 7 (USP7) Using Integrated NMR and in Silico Techniques.
Discovery of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Ubiquitin Specific Protease 7 (USP7) Using Integrated NMR and in Silico Techniques.
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To solve this problem, the researchers used a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which creates strong magnetic fields to locate the positions of probes in a sample. Wüthrich is a...
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[NMR paper] New approaches for NMR screening in drug discovery.
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Drug Discov Today Technol. 2004 Dec;1(3):277-83
Authors: Fernández C, Jahnke W
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NMR spectroscopy has become a powerful and versatile tool in pharmaceutical research, particularly for studies of protein-ligand interactions. During the past few years, new NMR screening techniques have been developed. Some of them aim to increase sensitivity, which translates directly into higher throughput and/or decrease...
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The team used a variety of techniques to characterize the two versions of the enzyme, including X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance, analyses of DHFR amino-acid sequences and evaluations of the enzyme's functionality in cells and in ...
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Kern and her team studied the protein using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, adding a drug mimetic in order to learn how the structure EmrE was designed and how it functioned as it was transportingâ??moving the drug from the inside of the cell ...
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3D Proteins: Getting the Big Picture - Drug Discovery & Development
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For decades, with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Hinton has used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to look at protein structure and function. But he wanted to find a way to educate and engage students about his discoveries. ...
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[NMR paper] The SHAPES strategy: an NMR-based approach for lead generation in drug discovery.
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Chem Biol. 1999 Oct;6(10):755-69
Authors: Fejzo J, Lepre CA, Peng JW, Bemis GW, Ajay , Murcko MA, Moore JM
BACKGROUND: Recently, it has been shown that nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) may be used to identify ligands that bind to low molecular weight protein drug targets. Recognizing the utility of NMR as a very sensitive method for detecting binding, we have...
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[NMR paper] NMR screening in drug discovery.
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Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1999 Feb;10(1):54-8
Authors: Moore JM
NMR methods in drug discovery have traditionally been used to obtain structural information for drug targets or target-ligand complexes. Recently, it has been shown that NMR may be used as an alternative approach for identification of ligands that bind to protein drug targets, shifting the emphasis...