by | Sep 3, 2020 | Hu, Yifei, Van Dyke-Blodgett, Joshua
— Background:
Compounds containing piperazic acid (Piz), a nonproteinogenic amino acid, are of significant interest for drug discovery. Peptidic compounds incorporating Piz as a building block include antibacterial, antiviral, immunomodulatory and anticancer drug leads, and all naturally-occurring Pi…
by | Aug 24, 2020 | Qi, Yunci, Van Dyke-Blodgett, Joshua, Wencewicz, Timothy, Yang, Jinping
— Clifednamide A and C are congeners of long known ikarugamycin. Ikarugamycin has anti-inflammatory, anti-ciliate, plant modulatory and other desirable bioactivities. These clifednamide compounds may also have therapeutic, industrial or agricultural value.
Publication: Qi, Y., Ding, E., & Blodget…