3547-07-7Relevant articles and documents
Identification of small molecules blocking the pseudomonas aeruginosa type iii secretion system protein pcrv
Sundin, Charlotta,Saleeb, Michael,Spjut, Sara,Qin, Liena,Elofsson, Mikael
, p. 1 - 17 (2021/01/13)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that employs its type III secretion system (T3SS) during the acute phase of infection to translocate cytotoxins into the host cell cytoplasm to evade the immune system. The PcrV protein is located at the tip of the T3SS, facilitates the integration of pore-forming proteins into the eukaryotic cell membrane, and is required for translocation of cytotoxins into the host cell. In this study, we used surface plasmon resonance screening to identify small molecule binders of PcrV. A follow-up structure-activity relationship analysis resulted in PcrV binders that protect macrophages in a P. aeruginosa cell-based infection assay. Treatment of P. aeruginosa infections is challenging due to acquired, intrinsic, and adaptive resistance in addition to a broad arsenal of virulence systems such as the T3SS. Virulence blocking molecules targeting PcrV constitute valuable starting points for development of next generation antibacterials to treat infections caused by P. aeruginosa.
Active substances for increasing the stress defense in plants to abiotic stress, and methods of finding them
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, (2008/06/13)
The invention relates to a method of finding compounds which increase the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress factors acting on this plant, such as, for example, temperature (such as chill, frost or heat), water (such as dryness, drought or anoxia), or the chemical load (such as lack of or excess of mineral salts, heavy metals, gaseous noxious substances) by increasing the expression of plant-endogenous proteins, and to the use of these compounds for increasing the tolerance in plants to abiotic stress factors.
Combination of herbicides and safeners
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, (2008/06/13)
A herbicidally active composition comprises a mixture of A. a herbicidally effective amount of one or more compounds of the formula (I), ?and B. an antidote-effective amount of one or more compounds of the formulae (II) to (IV),