Publications by authors named "Zuo-Peng Zhang"

A series of saccharide-modified thiadiazole sulfonamide derivatives has been designed and synthesized by the "tail approach" and evaluated for inhibitory activity against carbonic anhydrases II, IX, and XII. Most of the compounds showed high topological polar surface area (TPSA) values and excellent enzyme inhibitory activity. The impacts of some compounds on the viability of HT-29, MDA-MB-231, and MG-63 human cancer cell lines were examined under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions, and they showed certain inhibitory effects on cell viability.

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  • Researchers developed thirteen new compounds that combine thiazolidinone with benzenesulfonamide to inhibit human carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzymes.
  • X-ray diffraction confirmed the structure of these compounds, and enzyme inhibition tests showed they are as effective as established controls against CA II and IX.
  • Docking studies indicated that specific compounds effectively bind to the active site of CA IX, utilizing the thiazolidinone part for strong interactions with key enzyme residues.
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Inspired by the previously reported neuroprotective activity of hederacolchiside E (1), we synthesized hederacolchiside E for the first time along with eleven of its derivatives. The neuroprotective effects of these compounds were further evaluated against HO- and Aβ-induced injury using cell-based assays. The derivatives showed obvious differences in activity due to structural variations, and two of them exhibited better neuroprotective effects than 1 in the Aβ-induced injury model.

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