• Development of bioactive peptides from the parasitic hookworm as potential treatments for autoimmune diseases 

      Baumann, Markus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06)
      Hookworms are parasitic nematodes that reside in the intestines of their host, where they feed on host blood. The large number of infected individuals and the long survival time inside the host makes it interesting to study the immunomodulatory activities of the hookworms. The excretory/secretory (ES) products are suspected to be responsible for these effects. One aim of this project was to fractionate ...
    • Influence of chain length on the activity of tripeptidomimetic antagonists for CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) 

      Baumann, Markus; Hussain, Mohammad Musarraf; Henne, Nina; Garrote, Daniel Moya; Karlshøj, Stefanie; Fossen, Torgils; Rosenkilde, Mette M.; Våbenø, Jon; Haug, Bengt Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-21)
      Here we report a series of close analogues of our recently published scaffold-based tripeptidomimetic CXCR4 antagonists, containing positively charged guanidino groups in R1 and R2, and an aromatic group in R3. While contraction/elongation of the guanidine carrying side chains (R1 and R2) resulted in loss of activity, introduction of bromine in position 1 on the naphth-2-ylmethyl moiety (R3 ...
    • Synthesis of a novel tripeptidomimetic scaffold and biological evaluation for CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) antagonism 

      Baumann, Markus; Nome, Lina Marie; Zachariassen, Zack Georg; Karlshøj, Stepfanie; Fossen, Torgils; Rosenkilde, Mette M.; Våbenø, Jon; Haug, Bengt Erik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-17)
      We here report the preparation of a new 2,6,8-trisubstituted bicyclic tripeptidomimetic scaffold through TFA-mediated cyclization of a linear precursor containing three side chains. The introduction of a triphenylmethyl-protected thiol into carboxylic acid containing building blocks through sulfa Michael additions onto α,β-unsaturated hexafluoroisopropyl esters is described. The stereoselectivity ...