• Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Barettin 

      Lind, Karianne Fredenfeldt; Hansen, Espen; Østerud, Bjarne; Eilertsen, Karl-Erik; Bayer, Annette; Engqvist, Stig Olov Magnus; Leszczak, Kinga; Jørgensen, Trond Ø.; Andersen, Jeanette hammer (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      In this paper, we present novel bioactivity for barettin isolated from the marine sponge Geodia barretti. We found that barettin showed strong antioxidant activity in biochemical assays as well as in a lipid peroxidation cell assay. A de-brominated synthetic analogue of barettin did not show the same activity in the antioxidant cell assay, indicating that bromine is important for cellular activity. ...
    • NMR Backbone Assignment of VIM-2 and Identification of the Active Enantiomer of a Potential Inhibitor 

      Wieske, Lianne H. E.; Bogaerts, Jonathan; Leding, Albin A. M.; Wilcox, Scott; Rasmussen, Anna Andersson; Leszczak, Kinga; Turunen, Lotta; Herrebout, Wouter A.; Hubert, Madlen; Bayer, Annette; Erdelyi, Mate (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-28)
      Carbapenem resistance caused by metallo-β-lactamases is a serious global challenge that, if not tackled efficiently, is expected to lead to millions of deaths in the coming decades. Verona-integron encoded metallo-β-lactamase 2 (VIM-2) is a bacterial enzyme that has been reported from multidrug-resistant nosocomial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative pathogens. As it hydrolyzes ...