38 results about "FtsZ" patented technology

FtsZ, the bacterial analog of tubulin, is a promising new target for developing new antibiotics. It has been shown that polyphenols inhibit the GTPase activity of FtsZ, thereby inhibiting Z-ring formation during mitosis. The present invention provides novel polyphenols compounds, which can be accessed by the synthesis of dichamametin and 2′″-hydroxy-5″-benzylisouvarinol-B as described herein. These novel compounds are useful in treating infections, particularly infections caused by gram-positive organisms. Methods of preparing the inventive compounds are also provided. The compounds are prepared by the benzylation of pinocembrin or chrysin core structure. Pharmaceutical compositions and method of using the compounds to treat disease are also provided. These compounds may be screened for antimicrobial activity as well as other biological activities such as anti-neoplastic, anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and cytotoxic activity.

The present invention discloses internal reference genes of fluorescence quantitative analysis of candidatus liberibacter asiaticus and an application thereof. The internal reference genes are gyrA and ftsZ, and nucleotide sequences thereof are respectively shown in SEQ ID NO.9 and SEQ ID NO.10. An internal reference gene combination of the gyrA and ftsZ is firstly screened to be suitable for geneexpression analysis of candidatus liberibacter asiaticus infected with different hosts and after infected with the hosts in different periods, specific primers are further provided, and the internalreference gene combination provides a reliable guarantee for accurate and quantitative detection of the candidatus liberibacter asiaticus gene, and at the same time can be used to detect whether samples are infected with the candidatus liberibacter asiaticus. The selected internal reference gene combination of the gyrA and ftsZ has advantages of high reliability, good stability and wide applicability. A detection method and a detection kit for the candidatus liberibacter asiaticus constructed by using the internal reference gene combination have great advantages compared with single or traditional internal reference genes, and are worthy of promotion and application in a large area.

The invention relates to inhibitors of FtsZ polymerization and uses thereof.

The invention particularly relates to a compound, a pharmaceutical composition, a medicine and application of the compound, the pharmaceutical composition and the medicine in preparation of antibacterial products. The seeking of a novel antibacterial target and the development of a novel chemical entity have important significance for solving the increasingly severe bacterial drug resistance problem at present, and the design of a compound entity acting on the FtsZ target is expected to be developed to obtain an antibacterial drug which has no influence on a host. The invention provides a 9-aralkyl-10-methylacridine quaternary ammonium salt derivative and a preparation method thereof, and the compound has significant bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic activity on gram-positive bacteria, has a good effect of inhibiting bacterial division protein FtsZ, and can be used for preparing antibacterial products.

The present invention provides in vitro assays, e.g., FtsZ GTPase assays, and/or in vivo assays and methods of use thereof to identify particular compounds and combinations of compounds that affect microbial cell division. The invention further provides such compounds and compound combinations, including combinations that result in inhibition of cell survival or growth when present together at concentrations below their individual MICs. Certain of the compound combinations display synergism. Certain of the combinations include a compound that inhibits FtsZ GTPase activity and a compound that inhibits cell growth by a mechanism other than inhibition of FtsZ GTPase activity. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions that have anti-microbial activity and methods of treating microbial infections.

Compounds are identified simultaneously as having antibiotic activity targeting a specific microbial protein and having no or limited toxicity against eukaryotic cells by expressing the microbial protein in eukaryotic cells by expressing the microbial protein in eukaryotic cells which then are used to screen candidate antibiotic compounds. Preferably, yeast cells such as Schizosaccharomyces pombe are transfected with and express a target bacterial protein such as FtsZ or MreB, optionally as a fusion with a reporter protein, and these transfected cells are used to screen libraries of compounds simultaneously for activity against the bacterial protein and lack of toxicity against the yeast cell.

The invention belongs to the technical field of drugs, and particularly relates to an application of a 6-dimethylaminoquinoline aromatic ethylene derivative to preparation of drugs for resisting drug-resistant bacteria. The 6-dimethylaminoquinoline aromatic ethylene derivative is a compound shown as a formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvent compound, an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer and a tautomer of the compound shown as the formula I or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a mixture of the solvent compound, the enantiomer, the diastereoisomer and the tautomer in any proportion, and comprises a racemic mixture. The 6-dimethylamino quinoline aromatic ethylene derivative can be used as an FtsZ inhibitor, has a remarkable antibacterial effect on gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria and an effect of inhibiting bacterial division protein FtsZ, and can be used for preparing the drugs for resisting drug-resistant bacteria.(As shown in the descriptions).

The invention provides isolated nucleic acids which encompass FtsZ nucleic acid molecules, FtsZ protein products (including, but not limited to, transcriptional products such as mRNAs, antisense and ribozyme molecules, and translational products such as FtsZ proteins, polypeptides, peptides and fusion proteins related thereto), antibodies to FtsZ protein products, vectors and expression vectors with FtsZ nucleic acids, cells, plants and plant parts with FtsZ nucleic acids, modified starch and starch granules from such plants and the use of the foregoing to improve agronomically valuable plants, including but not limited to maize, wheat, barley and potato.

The present invention provides in vitro assays, e.g., FtsZ GTPase assays, and/or in vivo assays and methods of use thereof to identify particular compounds and combinations of compounds that affect microbial cell division. The invention further provides such compounds and compound combinations, including combinations that result in inhibition of cell survival or growth when present together at concentrations below their individual MICs. Certain of the compound combinations display synergism. Certain of the combinations include a compound that inhibits FtsZ GTPase activity and a compound that inhibits cell growth by a mechanism other than inhibition of FtsZ GTPase activity. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions that have anti-microbial activity and methods of treating microbial infections.

The invention provides a method of judging rapid growth period of cyanobacteria based on cell division ftsZ gene expression quantity. In-situ sampling is performed on a lake; samples are subjected toRNA extraction before reverse transcription; ftsZ and 16SrRNA are subjected to primer amplification before reverse transcription is performed to obtain microcystis cDNA; fluorescence quantitative PCR(polymerase chain reaction) amplification is performed on ftsZ and 16SrRNA genes of each sample; with 16SrRNA as a housekeeping gene and ftsZ as a target gene, relative expression quantity of ftsZ gene in unit cells is deducted; microcystis separated in situ from the lake are subjected to indoor culture experiment, a regression equation of microcystis growth rate mu and ftsZ gene relative expression quantity is established; rapid growth period of microcystis is determined; meanwhile, the ftsZ gene relative expression quantity is used as a threshold of window for the rapid growth period of cyanobacteria; the period greater than the threshold is determined as the rapid growth period of lake cyanobacteria. The method herein can provide rapid high-throughput detection, detection results of multiple samples are attained within hours, and the rapid growth period of cyanobacteria can be judged accurately.

Disclosed is a method for defining the stages of development of a cyanobacterial bloom, wherein the development of a cyanobacterial bloom is divided into five stages: a cyanobacteria wintering period, a resuscitation period, a rapid growth period, an outbreak period and a cyanobacteria decline period; the wintering period is defined based on the concentration/content ratio of algocyan/chlorophyll a; the resuscitation period is defined based on the relative expression levels of the phycocyanin synthesis gene PC-IGS, the algal toxin synthesis gene mcyA and the gas vesicle synthesis gene gvpC in the surface sediment; the cyanobacteria rapid growth period is defined based on the relative expression level of the ftsZ gene; the cyanobacteria outbreak period is defined based on the wind speed; and the cyanobacteria decline period is defined based on the relative expression level of the nblA gene and the ratio of glucose to neutral polysaccharides in dissolved organic matter.

Compositions and Methods are described in which Albendazole sulfone binds to Wolbachia FtsZ providing anti filarial activity.

The invention belongs to a technology for development and application of spirulina, and aims at providing a method for judging whether spirulina strains can be applied in large-scale aquaculture production. The method comprises the following steps of: carrying out sequencing on ftsZ genes of the identified spirulina strains, and carrying out variance analysis on site numbers and phylogenetic treeconstruction on the basis of a ftsZ gene sequence together with the known spirulina platensis; and if the identified spirulina strains and the ftsZ gene sequence of the known spirulina platensis strains are gathered into one type, showing that the production traits of the identified spirulina strains are good, and the identified spirulina strains can be applied in large-scale aquaculture production. Compared with the conventional method, the new method for identifying the good and bad production traits of the spirulina strains by applying the ftsZ gene sequence not only is simple, fast, standard and accurate, but also is low in cost, and is suitable for large-scale and high-throughput screening.

Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) protein plays a crucial role in the bacterial cell division machinery and is a validated drug target for antibacterial agents. The present invention relates to FtsZ-interacting compounds that possess a 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine scaffold. Some of these compounds possess potent anti-staphylococcal properties and potent antibacterial activities against clinically isolated MRSA strains. Compounds have been identified to exhibit low spontaneous frequency of resistance, low toxicity as well as the ability to rescue G. mellonella larvae infected with lethal dose of the MRSA ATCC 43300 strain. Characterization by saturation transfer difference NMR, light scattering assay and GTPase hydrolysis assay with purified S. aureus FtsZ protein verified the interaction of 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine with the FtsZ protein, further confirmed by observations of iconic filamentous cell phenotype and mislocalization of the Z-ring formation. Taken together, these pyrimidine derivatives have the potential as effective treatment of staphylococcal infections.

Compositions and Methods are described in which Albendazole sulfone binds to Wolbachia FtsZ providing anti filarial activity.