Helena I Boshoff

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1 The spectrum of latent tuberculosis: rethinking the biology and intervention strategies. Nat Rev Microbiol 2009 8.13
2 Meropenem-clavulanate is effective against extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Science 2009 3.73
3 SQ109 targets MmpL3, a membrane transporter of trehalose monomycolate involved in mycolic acid donation to the cell wall core of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 2.41
4 Sequence-based analysis uncovers an abundance of non-coding RNA in the total transcriptome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.83
5 A high-throughput screen to identify inhibitors of ATP homeostasis in non-replicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACS Chem Biol 2012 1.59
6 Fumarate reductase activity maintains an energized membrane in anaerobic Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.45
7 Para-aminosalicylic acid acts as an alternative substrate of folate metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Science 2012 1.44
8 Antitubercular nucleosides that inhibit siderophore biosynthesis: SAR of the glycosyl domain. J Med Chem 2006 1.41
9 Inhibition of siderophore biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with nucleoside bisubstrate analogues: structure-activity relationships of the nucleobase domain of 5'-O-[N-(salicyl)sulfamoyl]adenosine. J Med Chem 2008 1.40
10 5'-O-[(N-acyl)sulfamoyl]adenosines as antitubercular agents that inhibit MbtA: an adenylation enzyme required for siderophore biosynthesis of the mycobactins. J Med Chem 2007 1.39
11 Evaluating the sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to biotin deprivation using regulated gene expression. PLoS Pathog 2011 1.29
12 Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of beta-ketosulfonamide adenylation inhibitors as potential antitubercular agents. Org Lett 2006 1.27
13 Uptake of unnatural trehalose analogs as a reporter for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Chem Biol 2011 1.23
14 Inhibition of siderophore biosynthesis by 2-triazole substituted analogues of 5'-O-[N-(salicyl)sulfamoyl]adenosine: antibacterial nucleosides effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Med Chem 2008 1.21
15 The relA homolog of Mycobacterium smegmatis affects cell appearance, viability, and gene expression. J Bacteriol 2005 1.16
16 Structure-activity relationships of antitubercular nitroimidazoles. 1. Structural features associated with aerobic and anaerobic activities of 4- and 5-nitroimidazoles. J Med Chem 2009 1.15
17 Defining the mode of action of tetramic acid antibacterials derived from Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing signals. J Am Chem Soc 2009 1.12
18 Bisubstrate adenylation inhibitors of biotin protein ligase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chem Biol 2011 1.08
19 Structure-activity relationships of antitubercular nitroimidazoles. 2. Determinants of aerobic activity and quantitative structure-activity relationships. J Med Chem 2009 1.04
20 Structure-activity relationships at the 5-position of thiolactomycin: an intact (5R)-isoprene unit is required for activity against the condensing enzymes from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Escherichia coli. J Med Chem 2006 1.04
21 Design, synthesis, and study of a mycobactin-artemisinin conjugate that has selective and potent activity against tuberculosis and malaria. J Am Chem Soc 2011 1.00
22 HIV-1 replication is differentially regulated by distinct clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS One 2009 0.94
23 Development of a selective activity-based probe for adenylating enzymes: profiling MbtA Involved in siderophore biosynthesis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ACS Chem Biol 2012 0.94
24 Structure of Ddn, the deazaflavin-dependent nitroreductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis involved in bioreductive activation of PA-824. Structure 2012 0.94
25 A novel F(420) -dependent anti-oxidant mechanism protects Mycobacterium tuberculosis against oxidative stress and bactericidal agents. Mol Microbiol 2012 0.92
26 Antibacterial and antitubercular activity of fosmidomycin, FR900098, and their lipophilic analogs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011 0.91
27 Substrate specificity of the deazaflavin-dependent nitroreductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis responsible for the bioreductive activation of bicyclic nitroimidazoles. FEBS J 2011 0.91
28 Mechanism-based inactivation by aromatization of the transaminase BioA involved in biotin biosynthesis in Mycobaterium tuberculosis. J Am Chem Soc 2011 0.90
29 Synthesis and antimalarial and antituberculosis activities of a series of natural and unnatural 4-methoxy-6-styryl-pyran-2-ones, dihydro analogues and photo-dimers. Bioorg Med Chem 2012 0.88
30 Bioactive pyridine-N-oxide disulfides from Allium stipitatum. J Nat Prod 2009 0.87
31 Structure-activity relationships of 2-aminothiazoles effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bioorg Med Chem 2013 0.86
32 The Mycobacterium tuberculosis β-oxidation genes echA5 and fadB3 are dispensable for growth in vitro and in vivo. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011 0.83
33 Design of Potential Bisubstrate Inhibitors against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase (Dxr)-Evidence of a Novel Binding Mode. Medchemcomm 2013 0.83
34 Structure-activity relationships of antitubercular nitroimidazoles. 3. Exploration of the linker and lipophilic tail of ((s)-2-nitro-6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazin-6-yl)-(4-trifluoromethoxybenzyl)amine (6-amino PA-824). J Med Chem 2011 0.81
35 Non-nucleoside inhibitors of BasE, an adenylating enzyme in the siderophore biosynthetic pathway of the opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. J Med Chem 2013 0.80
36 Structure-activity relationships of antitubercular salicylanilides consistent with disruption of the proton gradient via proton shuttling. Bioorg Med Chem 2012 0.80
37 The effect of 5-substitution on the electrochemical behavior and antitubercular activity of PA-824. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010 0.79
38 Bis-imidazolinylindoles are active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2012 0.78
39 Quantification of small molecule organic acids from Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture supernatant using ion exclusion liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2006 0.77
40 Novel 1,4-substituted-1,2,3-triazoles as antitubercular agents. ChemMedChem 2015 0.76