2020
Identification of small molecules by screening a mixture-based scaffold compound library for treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Zhang X, Santos R, Debevec G, Li D, Schutte R, Pham K, Liu C, Ostrov DA, Giulianotti M. Identification of small molecules by screening a mixture-based scaffold compound library for treatment of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2020, 527: 317-323. PMID: 32446387, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.04.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall moleculesCompound librariesStructural diversityActive compoundsPreliminary structure-activity relationshipScaffold libraryIndividual active compoundsStructure-activity relationshipsMixture librariesTitration experimentsCrystal structureMolecular dockingPolymerization sitePromising scaffoldCompoundsMixture formatMoleculesPosition R1Mixture samplesScaffoldsPotential binding sitesBinding sitesDocking
2019
Targeting the site encoded by SERPINA1*E342K for treating alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency‐associated liver diseases
Zhang X, Pham K, Li D, Schutte RJ, Brantly M, Liu C, Ostrov DA. Targeting the site encoded by SERPINA1*E342K for treating alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency‐associated liver diseases. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 1849-1862. PMID: 31116417, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13452.Peer-Reviewed Original Research