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Samuel Nyantakyi

Excellence by Choice postdoc in Fredrik Almqvist lab within UCMR. Researches safe and potent small molecules based on a 2-pyridone core, against a panel of single stranded RNA viruses.

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Viruses, in particular those with either negative or positive-sense single stranded ribonucleic acid (-ssRNA/ +ssRNA) genomes, continue to pose significant threat to humans through their potential to cause debilitating diseases related to the respiratory system, gastrointestinal system, central nervous system, among others. The influenza A virus, Ebola virus (EBOV), different coronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-1), middle eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), and the more recent SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), have all seriously impacted public health, causing disease outbreaks of differing magnitudes at different times.

The 2-pyridone scaffold has been shown to be a versatile molecule that can be tuned synthetically for several biological applications including antiviral activity. From a medicinal chemistry perspective, this research is focussed on the design, synthesis and antiviral evaluation of new molecules based on this core scaffold to tackle both emerging and re-emerging viruses of significant human interest.

Samuel is an Excellence by Choice postdoctor in Fredrik Almqvist lab within UCMR.

 

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology 2020, Vol. 64, (12)
Li, Ming; Nyantakyi, Samuel A.; Go, Mei-Lin; et al.
ACS - Infectious Diseases, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2020, Vol. 6, (7) : 1882-1893
Li, Ming; Phua, Zheng Yen; Xi, Yu; et al.
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2020, Vol. 12, (5) : 704-712
Tan, Yu Jia; Li, Ming; Gunawan, Gregory Adrian; et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2018, Vol. 9
Chen, Huan; Nyantakyi, Samuel A.; Li, Ming; et al.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2018, Vol. 61, (13) : 5733-5750
Nyantakyi, Samuel A.; Li, Ming; Gopal, Pooja; et al.
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2017, Vol. 8, (11) : 1165-1170
Li, Ming; Nyantakyi, Samuel A.; Gopal, Pooja; et al.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2017, Vol. 60, (7) : 2745-2763
Yang, Tianming; Moreira, Wilfried; Nyantakyi, Samuel Agyei; et al.

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