Search results for "Fluorinated oxadiazole"
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Enhancement of premature stop codon readthrough in the CFTR gene by Ataluren (PTC124) derivatives.
2015
Abstract Premature stop codons are the result of nonsense mutations occurring within the coding sequence of a gene. These mutations lead to the synthesis of a truncated protein and are responsible for several genetic diseases. A potential pharmacological approach to treat these diseases is to promote the translational readthrough of premature stop codons by small molecules aiming to restore the full-length protein. The compound PTC124 (Ataluren) was reported to promote the readthrough of the premature UGA stop codon, although its activity was questioned. The potential interaction of PTC124 with mutated mRNA was recently suggested by molecular dynamics (MD) studies highlighting the importanc…
Molecular rearrangements of 1-oxa-2-azoles as an expedient route to fluorinated heterocyclic compounds
2005
Molecular rearrangements of O-N bond-containing azoles (1-oxa-2- azoles) represent a wide class of reactions by which various heterocycle-to- heterocycle transformations can be performed as alternative synthetic methodologies. The material presented in this review is an extensive survey of both thermal and photochemical methodologies that have been applied to fluorinated oxadiazoles, and shows how molecular rearrangements can be an alternative and in some cases the most convenient route for the synthesis of several fluorinated heterocycles.