Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) have long been considered as extracellular proton (H(+))-gated cation channels, and peripheral ASIC3 channels seem to be a natural sensor of acidic pain. Here, we… (More)
In response to adenosine 5′-diphosphate, the P2Y1 receptor (P2Y1R) facilitates platelet aggregation, and thus serves as an important antithrombotic drug target. Here we report the crystal structures… (More)
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological…
2007
To identify a possible pathway(s) for metyrapone egress from the active site of P450 3A4, a 5-ns conventional molecular dynamics simulation followed by steered molecular dynamics simulations was… (More)
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological…
2006
CYP3A4 has been subjected to random and site-directed mutagenesis to enhance peroxide-supported metabolism of several substrates. Initially, a high-throughput screening method using whole cell… (More)
Activation of the polycyclic polyketide prenyltransferase (pcPTase)-containing silent clusters in Aspergillus fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri led to isolation of a new metabolite neosartoricin… (More)
A new gliotoxin analogue (1), as well as four known compounds gliotoxin (2), bisdethiobis (methylthio) gliotoxin (3), bis-N-norgliovictin (4) and didehydrobisdethiobis (methylthio) gliotoxin (5),… (More)
Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular addition of C-N and S-N bond to alkynes with the migration of functional groups has been achieved. A wide range of functional groups including acyl, pyruvoyl,… (More)
A structurally simple fluorescent receptor (receptor 1) has been synthesized and was found to show a dramatic enhancement in its fluorescence emission upon complexation with Mg(2+). This was maybe… (More)
A class of small molecule fluorophores, 2-iminocoumarin-3-carboxamide derivatives, has been developed by a rapid microwave-assisted process. These fluorescent probes are cell membrane permeable with… (More)