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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2011

Synthesis and antifungal activity of functionalized 2,3-spirostane isomers.

Sunil Kumar Upadhyay, Clinton C Creech, Katharine L Bowdy, Edwin D Stevens, Branko S Jursic, Donna M Neumann

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sunil Kumar UpadhyayDepartment of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
Clinton C Creech
Katharine L Bowdy
Edwin D Stevens
Branko S Jursic
Donna M Neumann
University of New Orleans · USLouisiana State University · US

Funding

PHARMACOLOGY AND EXTERNAL OCULAR DISEASEP30EY002377 · NEI · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI KAUFMAN, HERBERT E · 1985 to 2008
$4.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002377NEI NIH HHS P30EY002377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections are a major complication for individuals with compromised immune systems. One of the most significant challenges in the treatment of invasive fungal infections is the increased resistance of many organisms to widely used antifungals, making the development of novel antifungal agents essential. Many naturally occurring products have been found to be effective antimicrobial agents. In particular, saponins with spirostane glycosidic moieties-isolated from plant or marine species-have been shown to possess a range of antimicrobial properties. In this report, we outline a novel approach to the synthesis of a number of functionalized spirostane molecules that can be further used as building blocks for novel spirostane-linked glycosides and present results from the in vitro screenings of the antifungal potential of each derivative against four fungal species, including Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida glabrata, and the filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Antifungal AgentsAspergillus fumigatusCandida albicansCandida glabrataCryptococcus neoformansFungiIsomerismMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureSpirostansAntifungal AgentsSpirostans

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PMID21489791
PMCPMC3090005
OpenAlexW1989987387

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