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ArticleFuture medicinal chemistry2025

Anti-adhesive glycoconjugates against

Keela Kessie, Kyle Doherty, Laia Moreno, Diana Bura, Cristina Trujillo, Kevin Kavanagh, Trinidad Velasco-Torrijos

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Article in Future medicinal chemistry, 2025. 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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7 authors.

Keela KessieDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-8750-0435
Kyle DohertyDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2574-0331
Laia MorenoDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Diana BuraSchool of Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6729-5411
Cristina TrujilloDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9178-5146
Kevin KavanaghThe Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Trinidad Velasco-TorrijosDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0701-8268

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo explore novel anti-virulence strategies against Candida albicans by evaluating the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of aromatic glycoconjugates that inhibit fungal adhesion to buccal epithelial cells (BECs), focusing on the effect of the substituents on the aromatic ring. MATERIALS &

methodsA series of aromatic glycoconjugates containing divalent β-D-galactopyranosyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-ylmethylamide motif, important for anti-adhesion activity, were synthesized and assessed as inhibitors of C. albicans adhesion to BECs. The impact of various aromatic substituents on anti-adhesion activity was systematically analyzed. Conformational studies were conducted to investigate the spatial orientation of galactose moieties in active compounds.

resultsGlycoconjugates with less sterically hindered and more lipophilic aromatic substituents, such as cyclopropyl groups, demonstrated enhanced inhibition of C. albicans adhesion. Conformational analysis revealed that the most active compounds consistently adopted a "closed" orientation of the galactose moieties, regardless of the nature of the aromatic substituent.

conclusionsAromatic glycoconjugates with specific structural features, particularly lipophilic and compact substituents, show promise as anti-adhesion agents against C. albicans. These findings support the potential of anti-virulence strategies targeting fungal adhesion as alternatives to traditional fungicidal therapies.

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Antifungal AgentsCandida albicansGlycoconjugatesCell AdhesionEpithelial CellsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStructure-Activity RelationshipAntifungal AgentsGlycoconjugatesAnti-fungalaromatic glycoconjugatesCandida albicansconformational analysisstructure-activity-relationship study

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PMID40778690
PMCPMC12506720

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