Publications by authors named "Elisa Liardo"

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  • The calcium release activated calcium (CRAC) channel is vital in T lymphocytes for regulating immune functions, including T cell activation and cytokine production.
  • Mutations in CRAC channel components can lead to severe immune disorders like SCID and muscle diseases such as tubular aggregated myopathy (TAM).
  • Recent studies identified compound 4k as a promising selective blocker of the CRAC channel, effectively inhibiting T cell activity while sparing other channels like TRPM4 and TRPM7, potentially offering a new approach for therapeutic interventions.
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Different ketoreductases (KREDs) have been used to promote a highly selective reduction of several 1-aryl-2-(azaaryl)ethanones (azaaryl = pyridinyl, quinolin-2-yl), the corresponding secondary alcohols being obtained with very high yields and enantiomeric excesses (ee > 99%). The absolute configuration of each optically active alcohol has been assigned by means of modified Mosher and Kelly methods, two shielding effects being evaluated: (1) the Mosher phenyl ring effect on the azaaryl protons and (2) the one of the azaaryl ring on the Mosher methoxy group. In addition, the biologically active amine lanicemine has been synthesized from (R)-1-phenyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol, thus proving the utility of the secondary alcohols here prepared.

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A stereoselective bioreduction of 2-oxocycloalkanecarbonitriles was concurrently coupled to a whole cell-catalyzed nitrile hydrolysis in one-pot. The first step, mediated by ketoreductases, involved a dynamic reductive kinetic resolution, which led to 2-hydroxycycloalkanenitriles in very high enantio- and diastereomeric ratios. Then, the simultaneous exposure to nitrile hydratase and amidase from whole cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous provided the corresponding 2-hydroxycycloalkanecarboxylic acids with excellent overall yield and optical purity for the all-enzymatic cascade.

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The ruthenium-catalyzed redox isomerization of allylic alcohols was successfully coupled with the enantioselective enzymatic ketone reduction (mediated by KREDs) in a concurrent process in aqueous medium. The overall transformation, formally the asymmetric reduction of allylic alcohols, took place with excellent conversions and enantioselectivities, under mild reaction conditions, employing commercially and readily available catalytic systems, and without external coenzymes or cofactors. Optimization resulted in a multistep approach and a genuine cascade reaction where the metal catalyst and biocatalyst coexist from the beginning.

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