Read up on the latest publications in diversity-oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research from the Tan Lab!

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Wurst, J. M.; Liu, G.; Tan, D. S.* “Hydrogen-bonding catalysis and inhibition by simple solvents in the stereoselective kinetic epoxide-opening spirocyclization of glycal epoxides to form spiroketals.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 7916-7925.
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JACS 2011 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Moura-Letts, G.; DiBlasi, C. M.; Bauer, R. A.; Tan, D. S.* “Solid-phase synthesis and chemical space analysis of a 190-membered alkaloid/terpenoid-like library.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2011, 108, 6745-6750.
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PNAS 2011 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Bauer, R. A.; DiBlasi, C. M.; Tan, D. S.* “The tert-butylsulfinamide lynchpin in transition-metal-mediated multiscaffold library synthesis.” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2084-2087.
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OL 2010 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Bauer, R. A.; Wurst, J. M.; Tan, D. S.* “Expanding the range of 'druggable' targets with natural product-based libraries: An academic perspective.” Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2010, 14, 308-314.
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COCB 2010 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Olsen, S. K.; Capili. A. D.; Lu, X.; Tan, D. S.*; Lima, C. D.* “Active site remodelling accompanies thioester bond formation in the SUMO E1.” Nature 2010, 463, 906-912.
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Nature 2010 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Nature, Chem. Eng. News, Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., Nat. Chem. Biol., Structure, ACS Chem. Biol., and Faculty of 1000 Biology

Lu, X.; Olsen, S. K.; Capili, A. D.; Cisar, J. S.; Lima, C. D.*; Tan, D. S.* “Designed semisynthetic protein inhibitors of Ub/Ubl E1 activating enzymes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 1748-1749.
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JACS 2010 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Chem. Eng. News, Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol., Nat. Chem. Biol., ACS Chem. Biol., and Faculty of 1000 Biology

Liu, G.; Wurst, J. M.; Tan, D. S.* “Stereoselective synthesis of benzannulated spiroketals: Influence of the aromatic ring on reactivity and conformation.” Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 3670-3673.
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OL 2009 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Lu, X.; Zhang, H.; Tonge, P. J.*; Tan, D. S.* “Mechanism-based inhibitors of MenE, an acyl-CoA synthetase involved in bacterial menaquinone biosynthesis.” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2008, 18, 5963-5966.
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BOMCL 2008 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Cisar, J. S.; Tan, D. S.* “Small molecule inhibition of microbial natural product biosynthesis - An emerging antibiotic strategy.” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2008, 37, 1320-1329.
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CSR 2008 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Ferreras, J. A.; Stirrett, K. L.; Lu, X.; Ryu, J.-S.; Soll, C. E.; Tan, D. S.; Quadri, L. E. N.* “Mycobacterial phenolic glycolipid virulence factor biosynthesis: Mechanism and small-molecule inhibition of polyketide chain initiation.” Chem. Biol. 2008, 15, 51-61.
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C&B 2008 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Chem. Biol.

Cisar, J. S.; Ferreras, J. A.; Soni, R. K.; Quadri, L. E. N.*; Tan, D. S.* “Exploiting ligand conformation in selective inhibition of non-ribosomal peptide synthetase amino acid adenylation with designed macrocyclic small molecules.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7752-7753.
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JACS 2007 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Faculty of 1000 Biology

Shang, S.; Iwadare, H.; Macks, D. E.; Ambrosini, L. M.; Tan, D. S.* “A unified synthetic approach to polyketides having both skeletal and stereochemical diversity.” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1895-1898.
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OL 2007 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Moilanen, S. B.; Potuzak, J. S.; Tan, D. S.* “Stereocontrolled synthesis of spiroketals via Ti(Oi-Pr)4-mediated kinetic spirocyclization of glycal epoxides with retention of configuration.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1792-1793.
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JACS 2006 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Nature

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Potuzak, J. S.; Moilanen, S. B.; Tan, D. S.* “Stereocontrolled synthesis of spiroketals via a remarkable methanol-induced kinetic spirocyclization reaction.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 13796-13797.
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JACS 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Tan, D. S.* “Diversity-oriented synthesis: Exploring the intersections between chemistry and biology.” Nature Chem. Biol. 2005, 1, 74-84.
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NCB 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Nat. Chem. Biol.

Ferreras, J. A.; Ryu, J.-S.; Di Lello, F.; Tan, D. S.*, Quadri, L. E. N.* “Small-molecule inhibition of siderophore biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Yersinia pestis.” Nature Chem. Biol. 2005, 1, 29-32.
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NCB 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research
Highlighted in Nature, Nat. Chem. Biol., Chem. Eng. News, and Mercosur Económico (PDF)

Shang, S.; Tan, D. S.* “Advancing chemistry and biology through diversity-oriented synthesis of natural product-like libraries.” Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2005, 9, 248-258.
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COCB 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

DiBlasi, C. M.; Macks, D. E.; Tan, D. S.* “An acid-stable tert-butyldiarylsilyl (TBDAS) linker for solid-phase organic synthesis.” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1777-1780.
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OL 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Highlighted in Lett. Org. Chem. (PDF)

Moilanen, S. B.; Tan, D. S.* “Enantioselective synthesis of erythro-4-deoxyglycals as scaffolds for target- and diversity-oriented synthesis: New insights into glycal reactivity.” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 3, 798-803.
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OBC 2005 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Potuzak, J. S.; Tan, D. S.* “Synthesis of C1-alkyl and C1-acylglycals from glycals using a B-alkyl Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling approach.” Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1797-1801.
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TL 2004 Graphical Abstract, diversity oriented synthesis, rational drug design, and chemical biology research

Potuzak, J. S.; Tan, D. S.* “Synthesis of C1-alkyl and C1-acylglycals from glycals using a B-alkyl Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling approach.” Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1797-1801.
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TL 2004 Graphical Abstract