Seung Beom Park

A novel and universal procedure has been developed for producing nanosized stable silver particles on cotton fabrics in a simple and cost-effective manner with complete control of the silver loading level on the fabrics; the antibacterial effect of Ag-nanocoated fabrics on various bacteria was evaluated by growth inhibition; for biomedical applications, skin irritation tests on guinea pigs were performed and no side effects were observed.

Organic dye-incorporated smart silica-coated core–shell magnetic nanoparticles (MNP@SiO2) having dual-functionality (-PEG/NH2, see Figure) were easily fabricated, and the amine moieties on the NP surface were modified with maleimide functionality for specific covalent immobilization of biopolymers and bioactive small molecules. The sequence-independent immobilization of antibodies (Ab) is highlighted; Ab-modified MNP@SiO2 particles exhibit specific recognition for floating tumor cells or target

We have successfully developed a fluoride ion probe for fluorescence cell bioimaging-desirable properties include retention of the fluorophore inside cells, non-cytotoxicity to mammalian cells, appreciable solubility in water, and stoichiometric reaction with analytes.

In this paper we report on a novel fluorescent core skeleton, 9-aryl-1,2-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]indolizin-3-one, which we named Seoul-Fluor, having tunable and predictable photophysical properties. Using a concise and practical one-pot synthetic procedure, a 68-member library of new fluorescent compounds was synthesized with diverse substituents. In Seoul-Fluor, the electronic characteristics of the substituents, as well as their positional changes, have a close correlation with their photophysica

We demonstrated the importance of maximized skeletal diversity of privileged substructures for the construction of a drug-like small-molecule library through a series of high-throughput screening and subsequent bioevaluations. Our divergent pDOS strategy can provide an efficient approach for the discovery of novel small-molecule modulators with excellent specificity.

Glucose homeostasis is tightly controlled by hormonal regulation of hepatic glucose production. Dysregulation of this system is often associated with insulin resistance and diabetes, resulting in hyperglycemia in mammals. Here, we show that the orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ) is a novel downstream mediator of glucagon action in hepatic gluconeogenesis and demonstrate a beneficial impact of the inverse agonist GSK5182. Hepatic ERRγ expression was increased by fasting-de

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Fluorogenic bioorthogonal probes are ideal for fluorescent imaging in live cell conditions. By taking advantage of the dual functionality of tetrazine (Tz), as a bioorthogonal reaction unit as well as a fluorescence quencher, a fluorophore–Tz conjugate (FL Tz ) has been utilized for fluorescent live cell imaging via inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder (iEDDA) type bioorthogonal reactions. However, most FL Tz strategies rely on a donor–acceptor-t

The use of covalent inhibitors in the field of drug discovery has attracted considerable attention in the 2000s. As a result, more than 50 covalent drugs are currently on the market, and numerous covalent drug candidates are now under development. Therefore, interest in covalent drugs is expected to continue in the future. The purpose of this focused review is to provide an understanding of the development of covalent inhibitors by describing their inherent characteristics, possibilities, and li

We developed a novel fluorescent bioprobe (SF44) that can specifically visualize the cellular lipid droplets in in vitro and in vivo systems and illustrated the mechanistic rationale of its fluorogenic property. Its application to image-based high throughput screening led us to the identification of a new small-molecule modulator of lipid droplet formation.

A mild one-step synthetic method to access privileged heterobiaryl pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines from indole-3-carboxaldehyde derivatives and a variety of aminopyrazoles has been developed. This novel method constructs heterobiaryls with the wide scope of substrate generality and excellent regioselectivity via indole ring opening.