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Atpenins, potent and specific inhibitors of mitochondrial complex II (succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase)
- H. Miyadera, K. Shiomi, +7 authors S. O̅mura
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 6 January 2003
Enzymes in the mitochondrial respiratory chain are involved in various physiological events in addition to their essential role in the production of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation. The use of… Expand
Structural and Computational Analysis of the Quinone-binding Site of Complex II (Succinate-Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase)
- R. Horsefield, V. Yankovskaya, +6 authors S. Iwata
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 17 March 2006
The transfer of electrons and protons between membrane-bound respiratory complexes is facilitated by lipid-soluble redox-active quinone molecules (Q). This work presents a structural analysis of the… Expand
A small-molecule inhibitor of the bacterial type III secretion system protects against in vivo infection with Citrobacter rodentium
- Kyota Kimura, M. Iwatsuki, +5 authors A. Abe
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of Antibiotics
- 1 February 2011
The type III secretion system (T3SS) is highly conserved in many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria and functions as an injector of bacterial proteins (effectors) into host cells. T3SSs are involved… Expand
Advances in drug discovery and biochemical studies.
Japanese researchers continue to discover new means to combat parasites and make important contributions toward developing tools for global control of parasitic diseases. Streptomyces avermectinius,… Expand
Guadinomines, Type III Secretion System Inhibitors, Produced by Streptomyces sp. K01-0509. Part 1. Taxonomy, Fermentation, Isolation and Biological Properties.
- M. Iwatsuki, R. Uchida, +7 authors S. O̅mura
- Chemistry
- 21 October 2008
Penicillium viticola, a new species isolated from a grape in Japan
- Kenichi Nonaka, R. Masuma, M. Iwatsuki, K. Shiomi, K. Otoguro, S. O̅mura
- Biology
- 1 September 2011
A new monoverticillate Penicillium species (subgenus Aspergilloides Dierckx), Penicillium viticola, was isolated from a grape cultivated in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Morphologically, P. viticola… Expand
Guadinomines, Type III Secretion System Inhibitors, Produced by Streptomyces sp. K01-0509
- M. Iwatsuki, R. Uchida, +7 authors S. O̅mura
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of Antibiotics
- 1 April 2008
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) expressing the Type III secretion system (TTSS) induced hemolysis of sheep blood cells. Using this assay, six structurally related compounds designated as… Expand
Funalenone, a novel collagenase inhibitor produced by Aspergillus niger.
- J. Inokoshi, K. Shiomi, R. Masuma, H. Tanaka, H. Yamada, S. Omura
- Chemistry, Medicine
- The Journal of antibiotics
- 25 December 1999
Funalenone, a phenalene compound that inhibits type I collagenase (MMP-1), was isolated from mycelium of Aspergillus niger FO-5904 by solvent extaction, ODS column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20… Expand
Specificity and affinity of natural product cyclopentapeptide inhibitors against A. fumigatus, human, and bacterial chitinases.
- F. V. Rao, D. Houston, +6 authors D. V. van Aalten
- Biology, Medicine
- Chemistry & biology
- 29 October 2004
Family 18 chitinases play key roles in organisms ranging from bacteria to man. There is a need for specific, potent inhibitors to probe the function of these chitinases in different organisms. Such… Expand
Potent antimalarial activities of polyether antibiotic, X-206.
- K. Otoguro, A. Kohana, +5 authors S. O̅mura
- Medicine, Biology
- The Journal of antibiotics
- 25 August 2001
In the course of our screening program to discover antimalarial antibiotics, which are active against drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and rodents infected with P. berghei in vivo, from… Expand