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A facile approach to tryptophan derivatives for the total synthesis of argyrin analogues (2014)
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Chen, C.-H., Genapathy, S., Fischer, P. M., & Chan, W. C. (2014). A facile approach to tryptophan derivatives for the total synthesis of argyrin analogues. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 12(48), 9764-9768. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ob02107j

A facile route has been established for the synthesis of indole-substituted (S)-tryptophans from corresponding indoles, which utilizes a chiral auxiliary-facilitated Strecker amino acid synthesis strategy. The chiral auxiliary reagents evaluated were... Read More about A facile approach to tryptophan derivatives for the total synthesis of argyrin analogues.

An appraisal of the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the synthesis of novel fluorescent coumarin derivatives (2014)
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Alhaj Zen, A., Aylott, J. W., & Chan, W. C. (2014). An appraisal of the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the synthesis of novel fluorescent coumarin derivatives. Tetrahedron Letters, 55(40), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.08.058

We report the chemical design and development of 3-aryl-substituted 7-alkoxy-4-methylcoumarins with enhanced fluorogenic properties. The 3-aryl substituents are installed via an optimized Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling (SMC) reaction between a 7-alkox... Read More about An appraisal of the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction for the synthesis of novel fluorescent coumarin derivatives.

Targeting Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing with nonpeptidic small molecule inhibitors (2014)
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Murray, E. J., Crowley, R. C., Truman, A., Clarke, S. R., Cottam, J. A., Jadhav, G. P., …Williams, P. (2014). Targeting Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing with nonpeptidic small molecule inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 57(6), 2813-2819. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm500215s

A series of 3-oxo-C 12 -HSL, tetramic acid, and tetronic acid analogues were synthesized to gain insights into the structural requirements for quorum sensing inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus. Compounds active against agr were noncompetitive inhibi... Read More about Targeting Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing with nonpeptidic small molecule inhibitors.