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Babesia BdFE1 esterase is required for the anti-parasitic activity of the ACE inhibitor fosinopril
Vydyam P, Choi J, Gihaz S, Chand M, Gewirtz M, Thekkiniath J, Lonardi S, Gennaro J, Mamoun C. Babesia BdFE1 esterase is required for the anti-parasitic activity of the ACE inhibitor fosinopril. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105313. PMID: 37797695, PMCID: PMC10663679, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitorsACE inhibitor fosinoprilTick-borne illnessConverting Enzyme InhibitorsVector-borne parasitic diseaseClass of drugsNovel drug targetsApicomplexan parasitesMass spectrometry analysisAnti-parasitic activityHeart failureSafe therapyParasite developmentDrug targetsEnzyme inhibitorsParasitic diseasesDrug resistanceTreatment of diseasesHuman babesiosisBabesia parasitesIntraerythrocytic parasitesSuch diseasesDiseaseSpectrometry analysisParasites
2024
A fluorescence-based assay for measuring polyamine biosynthesis aminopropyl transferase–mediated catalysis
Singh P, Choi J, Wang W, T Lam T, Lechner P, Vanderwal C, Pou S, Nilsen A, Ben Mamoun C. A fluorescence-based assay for measuring polyamine biosynthesis aminopropyl transferase–mediated catalysis. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2024, 300: 107832. PMID: 39342998, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminopropyl transferaseFluorescence-based assayLack of high-throughput assaysHigh-throughput screeningCarbon chain lengthChemical librariesMass spectrometryChain lengthHigh-throughput assayDrug discoveryMass spectrometry analysisSaccharomyces cerevisiaeThin-layer chromatographyFluorescence intensityCellular functionsSpectrometry analysisPolycationic moleculesFluorescent conjugatesIsoindoleAPT activityCatalysisAssayBenzeneAdductsEnzyme