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Anna KH Hirsch

Professor, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
Verified email at helmholtz-hips.de
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[HTML][HTML] Towards the sustainable discovery and development of new antibiotics

…, M Seemann, M Empting, AKH Hirsch… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
An ever-increasing demand for novel antimicrobials to treat life-threatening infections caused
by the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens stands in stark contrast to …

[HTML][HTML] Concepts and core principles of fragment-based drug design

P Kirsch, AM Hartman, AKH Hirsch, M Empting - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this review, a general introduction to fragment-based drug design and the underlying
concepts is given. General considerations and methodologies ranging from library selection/…

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic combinatorial chemistry: a tool to facilitate the identification of inhibitors for protein targets

M Mondal, AKH Hirsch - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) has emerged as a powerful strategy to identify
ligands for biological targets given that it enables the target to direct the synthesis and …

N-Aryl-3-mercaptosuccinimides as Antivirulence Agents Targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase and Clostridium Collagenases

…, H Brandstetter, AKH Hirsch - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In light of the global antimicrobial-resistance crisis, there is an urgent need for novel bacterial
targets and antibiotics with novel modes of action. It has been shown that Pseudomonas …

Phosphate recognition in structural biology

AKH Hirsch, FR Fischer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Drug‐discovery research in the past decade has seen an increased selection of targets with
phosphate recognition sites, such as protein kinases and phosphatases, in the past decade. …

Disease progression-dependent effects of TREM2 deficiency in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

TR Jay, AM Hirsch, ML Broihier, CM Miller… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Neuroinflammation is an important contributor to Alzheimer9s disease (AD) pathogenesis,
as underscored by the recent identification of immune-related genetic risk factors for AD, …

From wood to tetrahydro-2-benzazepines in three waste-free steps: modular synthesis of biologically active lignin-derived scaffolds

…, J Haupenthal, Z Sun, Y Liu, AKH Hirsch… - ACS central …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Inherently complex, lignin-derived aromatic monomers comprising valuable structural moieties
present in many pharmaceuticals would serve as ideal substrates for the construction of …

Structure‐based design of inhibitors of the aspartic protease endothiapepsin by exploiting dynamic combinatorial chemistry

…, M Zervou, G Klebe, AKH Hirsch - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Structure‐based design (SBD) can be used for the design and/or optimization of
new inhibitors for a biological target. Whereas de novo SBD is rarely used, most reports on …

Fighting antibiotic resistance—strategies and (pre) clinical developments to find new antibacterials

…, JD Hegemann, T Hesterkamp, AKH Hirsch… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Antibacterial resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health. The development of
new therapeutics against bacterial pathogens has slowed drastically since the approvals of …

Mastering the Gram-negative bacterial barrier–Chemical approaches to increase bacterial bioavailability of antibiotics

HK Ropponen, R Richter, AKH Hirsch… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
To win the battle against resistant, pathogenic bacteria, novel classes of anti-infectives and
targets are urgently needed. Bacterial uptake, distribution, metabolic and efflux pathways of …