Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

2021

Journal Article

The antimicrobial potential of cannabidiol

Blaskovich, Mark A. T., Kavanagh, Angela M., Elliott, Alysha G., Zhang, Bing, Ramu, Soumya, Amado, Maite, Lowe, Gabrielle J., Hinton, Alexandra O., Pham, Do Minh Thu, Zuegg, Johannes, Beare, Neil, Quach, Diana, Sharp, Marc D., Pogliano, Joe, Rogers, Ashleigh P., Lyras, Dena, Tan, Lendl, West, Nicholas P., Crawford, David W., Peterson, Marnie L., Callahan, Matthew and Thurn, Michael (2021). The antimicrobial potential of cannabidiol. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 7, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01530-y

The antimicrobial potential of cannabidiol

2021

Journal Article

Synthesis and evaluation of pyridine-derived bedaquiline analogues containing modifications at the A-ring subunit

Barbaro, Lisa, Nagalingam, Gayathri, Triccas, James A., Tan, Lendl, West, Nicholas P., Baell, Jonathan B. and Priebbenow, Daniel L. (2021). Synthesis and evaluation of pyridine-derived bedaquiline analogues containing modifications at the A-ring subunit. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 12 (6), 943-959. doi: 10.1039/d1md00063b

Synthesis and evaluation of pyridine-derived bedaquiline analogues containing modifications at the A-ring subunit

2020

Journal Article

GPR183 regulates interferons, autophagy, and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and is associated with TB disease severity

Bartlett, Stacey, Gemiarto, Adrian Tandhyka, Ngo, Minh Dao, Sajiir, Haressh, Hailu, Semira, Sinha, Roma, Foo, Cheng Xiang, Kleynhans, Léanie, Tshivhula, Happy, Webber, Tariq, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, West, Nicholas P., Hiemstra, Andriette M., MacDonald, Candice E., Christensen, Liv von Voss, Schlesinger, Larry S., Walzl, Gerhard, Rosenkilde, Mette Marie, Mandrup-Poulsen, Thomas and Ronacher, Katharina (2020). GPR183 regulates interferons, autophagy, and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and is associated with TB disease severity. Frontiers in Immunology, 11 601534, 601534. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.601534

GPR183 regulates interferons, autophagy, and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and is associated with TB disease severity

2020

Journal Article

Human plasminogen exacerbates Clostridioides difficile enteric disease and alters the spore surface

Awad, Milena M., Hutton, Melanie L., Quek, Adam J., Klare, William P., Mileto, Steven J., Mackin, Kate, Ly, Diane, Oorschot, Viola, Bosnjak, Marijana, Jenkin, Grant, Conroy, Paul J., West, Nick, Fulcher, Alex, Costin, Adam, Day, Christopher J., Jennings, Michael P., Medcalf, Robert L., Sanderson-Smith, Martina, Cordwell, Stuart J., Law, Ruby H.P., Whisstock, James C. and Lyras, Dena (2020). Human plasminogen exacerbates Clostridioides difficile enteric disease and alters the spore surface. Gastroenterology, 159 (4), 1431-1443.e6. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.032

Human plasminogen exacerbates Clostridioides difficile enteric disease and alters the spore surface

2020

Other Outputs

GPR183 regulates interferons and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: interaction with type 2 diabetes and TB disease severity

Bartlett, Stacey, Gemiarto, Adrian Tandhyka, Ngo, Minh Dao, Sajiir, Haressh, Hailu, Semira, Sinha, Roma, Foo, Cheng Xiang, Kleynhans, Léanie, Tshivhula, Happy, Webber, Tariq, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, West, Nicholas P., Hiemstra, Andriette M., MacDonald, Candice E., von Voss Christensen, Liv, Schlesinger, Larry S., Walzl, Gerhard, Rosenkilde, Mette Marie, Mandrup-Poulsen, Thomas and Ronacher, Katharina (2020). GPR183 regulates interferons and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: interaction with type 2 diabetes and TB disease severity. doi: 10.1101/2020.07.15.203398

GPR183 regulates interferons and bacterial growth during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: interaction with type 2 diabetes and TB disease severity

2020

Journal Article

Structures of fungal and plant acetohydroxyacid synthases

Lonhienne, Thierry, Low, Yu Shang, Garcia, Mario D., Croll, Tristan, Gao, Yan, Wang, Quan, Brillault, Lou, Williams, Craig M., Fraser, James A., McGeary, Ross P., West, Nicholas P., Landsberg, Michael J., Rao, Zihe, Schenk, Gerhard and Guddat, Luke W. (2020). Structures of fungal and plant acetohydroxyacid synthases. Nature, 586 (7828), 317-321+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2514-3

Structures of fungal and plant acetohydroxyacid synthases

2020

Conference Publication

Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering

Lee, Brendon, Almeida, Deepak, Afriat-Jurnou, Livnat, Aung, Htin, Forde, Brian, Harold, Liam, Hards, Kiel, Pidot, Sacha, Ahmed, Hafna, Mohamed, Elaaf, Taylor, Mathew, West, Nicholas, Stinear, Timothy, Greening, Chris, Beatson, Scott, Cook, Gregory, Nuermberger, Eric and Jackson, Colin (2020). Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering. Annual Meeting on Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, United States, 4-7 April 2020. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04923

Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering

2020

Journal Article

Discovery, synthesis and evaluation of a novel ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitor

Bayaraa, Tenuun, Kurz, Julia L., Patel, Khushboo M., Hussein, Waleed M., Bilyj, Jessica K., West, Nicholas P., Schenk, Gerhard, McGeary, Ross P. and Guddat, Luke William (2020). Discovery, synthesis and evaluation of a novel ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitor. Chemistry - A European Journal, 26 (41), 8958-8968. doi: 10.1002/chem.202000899

Discovery, synthesis and evaluation of a novel ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitor

2020

Journal Article

Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering

Lee, Brendon M., Harold, Liam K., Almeida, Deepak V., Afriat-Jurnou, Livnat, Aung, Htin Lin, Forde, Brian M., Hards, Kiel, Pidot, Sacha J., Ahmed, F. Hafna, Mohamed, A. Elaaf, Taylor, Matthew C., West, Nicholas P., Stinear, Timothy P., Greening, Chris, Beatson, Scott A., Nuermberger, Eric L., Cook, Gregory M. and Jackson, Colin J. (2020). Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering. PLoS Pathogens, 16 (2) e1008287, e1008287. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008287

Predicting nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with protein engineering

2020

Journal Article

Antitubercular and Antiparasitic 2-Nitroimidazopyrazinones with Improved Potency and Solubility

Ang, Chee Wei, Tan, Lendl, Sykes, Melissa L., Abugharbiyeh, Neda, Debnath, Anjan, Reid, Janet C., West, Nicholas P., Avery, Vicky M., Cooper, Matthew A. and Blaskovich, Mark A. T. (2020). Antitubercular and Antiparasitic 2-Nitroimidazopyrazinones with Improved Potency and Solubility. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 63 (24), 15726-15751. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01372

Antitubercular and Antiparasitic 2-Nitroimidazopyrazinones with Improved Potency and Solubility

2019

Journal Article

Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism

Serafini, Agnese, Tan, Lendl, Horswell, Stuart, Howell, Steven, Greenwood, Daniel J., Hunt, Deborah M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark, Monteleone, Mercedes, Montague, Christine R., Britton, Warwick, Garza-Garcia, Acely, Snijders, Ambrosius P., VanderVen, Brian, Gutierrez, Maximiliano G., West, Nicholas P. and de Carvalho, Luiz Pedro S. (2019). Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism. Molecular Microbiology, 112 (4) mmi.14362, 1284-1307. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14362

Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism

2019

Journal Article

Total synthesis of the antimalarial ascidian natural product albopunctatone

Pullella, Glenn A., Wdowiak, Adam P., Sykes, Melissa L., Lucantoni, Leonardo, Sukhoverkov, Kirill V., Zulfiqar, Bilal, Sobolev, Alexandre N., West, Nicholas P., Mylne, Joshua S., Avery, Vicky M. and Piggott, Matthew J. (2019). Total synthesis of the antimalarial ascidian natural product albopunctatone. Organic Letters, 21 (14), 5519-5523. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01838

Total synthesis of the antimalarial ascidian natural product albopunctatone

2019

Book Chapter

Nucleic Acid Detection of Tuberculosis Via Innovative Point-of-Care Nanotechnologies Targeted for Low Resource Settings

Ng, Benjamin Y.C., Wee, Eugene J.H., West, Nicholas P. and Trau, Matt (2019). Nucleic Acid Detection of Tuberculosis Via Innovative Point-of-Care Nanotechnologies Targeted for Low Resource Settings. Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine. (pp. 584-599) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119282686.ch33

Nucleic Acid Detection of Tuberculosis Via Innovative Point-of-Care Nanotechnologies Targeted for Low Resource Settings

2019

Other Outputs

The evolution of nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Lee, Brendon M., Almeida, Deepak V., Afriat-Jurnou, Livnat, Aung, Htin Lin, Forde, Brian M., Hards, Kiel, Pidot, Sacha J., Ahmed, F. Hafna, Mohamed, A. Elaaf, Taylor, Matthew C., West, Nicholas P., Stinear, Timothy P., Greening, Chris, Beatson, Scott A., Cook, Gregory M., Nuermberger, Eric L. and Jackson, Colin J. (2019). The evolution of nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. doi: 10.1101/631127

The evolution of nitroimidazole antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2018

Journal Article

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-nitroimidazopyrazin-one/-es with antitubercular and antiparasitic activity

Jarrad, Angie M., Ang, Chee Wei, Debnath, Anjan, Hahn, Hye Jee, Woods, Kyra, Tan, Lendl, Sykes, Melissa L., Jones, Amy J., Pelingon, Ruby, Butler, Mark S., Avery, Vicky M., West, Nicholas P., Karoli, Tomislav, Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Cooper, Matthew A. (2018). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-nitroimidazopyrazin-one/-es with antitubercular and antiparasitic activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61 (24) acs.jmedchem.8b01578, 11349-11371. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01578

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-nitroimidazopyrazin-one/-es with antitubercular and antiparasitic activity

2018

Journal Article

Pyrrolidine nucleoside bisphosphonates as antituberculosis agents targeting hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

Eng, Wai Soon, Rejman, Dominik, Pohl, Radek, West, Nicholas P., Woods, Kyra, Naesens, Lieve M.J., Keough, Dianne T. and Guddat, Luke W. (2018). Pyrrolidine nucleoside bisphosphonates as antituberculosis agents targeting hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 159, 10-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.039

Pyrrolidine nucleoside bisphosphonates as antituberculosis agents targeting hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

2018

Journal Article

Thioamide derivative of the potent antitubercular 2-(decylsulfonyl) acetamide is less active against mycobacterium tuberculosis, but a more potent antistaphylococcal agent

Sun, Hsien-Kuo, Pang, Angel, Farr, Dylan C., Mosaiab, Tamim, Britton, Warwick J., Anoopkumar-Dukie, Shailendra, Grice, I. Darren, Kiefel, Milton J., West, Nick P., Grant, Gary D. and Houston, Todd A. (2018). Thioamide derivative of the potent antitubercular 2-(decylsulfonyl) acetamide is less active against mycobacterium tuberculosis, but a more potent antistaphylococcal agent. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 71 (9), 716-719. doi: 10.1071/CH18206

Thioamide derivative of the potent antitubercular 2-(decylsulfonyl) acetamide is less active against mycobacterium tuberculosis, but a more potent antistaphylococcal agent

2018

Journal Article

Homologous alignment cloning: a rapid, flexible and highly efficient general molecular cloning method

Tan, Lendl, Strong, Emily J., Woods, Kyra and West, Nicholas P. (2018). Homologous alignment cloning: a rapid, flexible and highly efficient general molecular cloning method. PeerJ, 6 (6) e5146, e5146. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5146

Homologous alignment cloning: a rapid, flexible and highly efficient general molecular cloning method

2018

Journal Article

Use of soluble extracellular regions of MmpL (SERoM) as vaccines for tuberculosis

Strong, Emily J. and West, Nicholas P. (2018). Use of soluble extracellular regions of MmpL (SERoM) as vaccines for tuberculosis. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 5604, 5604. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23893-3

Use of soluble extracellular regions of MmpL (SERoM) as vaccines for tuberculosis

2018

Journal Article

PLGA particulate subunit tuberculosis vaccines promote humoral and Th17 responses but do not enhance control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Ashhurst, Anneliese S, Parumasivam, Thaigarajan, Chan, John Gar Yan, Lin, Leon C W, Flórido, Manuela, West, Nicholas P, Chan, Hak-Kim and Britton, Warwick J (2018). PLGA particulate subunit tuberculosis vaccines promote humoral and Th17 responses but do not enhance control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. PLoS One, 13 (3) e0194620, e0194620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194620

PLGA particulate subunit tuberculosis vaccines promote humoral and Th17 responses but do not enhance control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection