• Aldol condensations on a 3-alkylidene-2,5-diketopiperazine - synthesis of two marine natural products 

      Fairhurst, Magnus John E.; Muhammad, Zeeshan; Haug, Bengt Erik; Bayer, Annette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06)
      The synthesis of two marine natural products containing a 3-alkylidene-6-arylidene-2,5-diketopiperazine scaffold by employing two consecutive aldol condensations starting with 1,4-diacetyl-2,5-diketopiperazine is reported. The target compounds contain a phenol or an imidazole group as aryl substituents, respectively, and suitable conditions for the aldol condensation of 1-acyl-3-alkylidene-2,5-dik ...
    • Metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors by bioisosteric replacement: preparation, activity and binding 

      Skagseth, Susann; Akhter, Sundus; Paulsen, Marianne H; Muhammad, Zeeshan; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Bayer, Annette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-14)
      Bacterial resistance is compromising the use of β-lactam antibiotics including carbapenems. The main resistance mechanism against β-lactams is hydrolysis of the β-lactam ring mediated by serine- or metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs). Although several inhibitors of MBLs have been reported, none has been developed into a clinically useful inhibitor. Mercaptocarboxylic acids are among the most prominent ...
    • Structural studies of triazole inhibitors with promising inhibitor effects against antibiotic resistance metallo-β-lactamases 

      Muhammad, Zeeshan; Skagseth, Susann; Boomgaren, Marc; Akhter, Sundus; Frøhlich, Christopher; Ismael, Aya; Christopeit, Tony; Bayer, Annette; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-18)
      Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are an emerging cause of bacterial antibiotic resistance by hydrolysing all classes of β-lactams except monobactams, and the MBLs are not inhibited by clinically available serine-β-lactamase inhibitors. Two of the most commonly encountered MBLs in clinical isolates worldwide – the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) and the Verona integron-encoded metallo-β-lactamase ...