• Cubanes in Medicinal Chemistry 

      Reekie, Tristan A.; Williams, Craig M.; Rendina, Louis M.; Kassiou, Michael
      Published 2019
      Cubane is a highly strained saturated hydrocarbon system that has historically been of interest in theoretical organic chemistry. More recently it has become a molecule of interest for biological applications due to its ...
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    • Synthesis of Usnic Acid Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antiproliferative Activity against Cancer Cells 

      Pyrczak-Felczykowska, Agnieszka; Narlawar, Rajeshwar; Pawlik, Anna; Guzow-Krzemińska, Beata; Artymiuk, Damian; Hać, Aleksandra; Ryś, Kamil; Rendina, Louis M.; Reekie, Tristan A.; Herman-Antosiewicz, Anna; Kassiou, Michael
      Published 2019
      Usnic acid is a secondary metabolite abundantly found in lichens, for which promising cytotoxic and antitumor potential has been shown. However, knowledge concerning activities of its derivatives is limited. Herein, a ...
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    • Nonclassical Phenyl Bioisosteres as Effective Replacements in a Series of Novel Open-Source Antimalarials 

      Tse, Edwin G.; Houston, Sevan D.; Williams, Craig M.; Savage, G. Paul; Rendina, Louis M.; Hallyburton, Irene; Anderson, Mark; Sharma, Raman; Walker, Gregory S.; Obach, R. Scott; Todd, Matthew H.
      Published 2020
      The replacement of one chemical motif with another that is broadly similar is a common method in medicinal chemistry to modulate the physical and biological properties of a molecule (i.e., bioisosterism). In recent years, ...
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    • Histone Deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) Inhibitors Containing Boron 

      Kavianpour, Poya; Gemmell, Madeleine C. M.; Kahlert, Jan U.; Rendina, Louis M.
      Published 2020
      Histone deacetylase enzymes (HDACs) are responsible for the global silencing of tumour‐suppressor genes. Treatment with a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) can reverse this process and restore normal cell function. ...
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    • Gadolinium theranostics for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer 

      Robertson, Amy G.; Rendina, Louis M.
      Published 2021
      According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer deaths reported worldwide in 2018. These numbers are expected to rise over the next decade, and the ...
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