Tom Solmajer

Prof. Tom Solmajer


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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 July 2012 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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MBMatjaž Brvar
Matjaž Brvar
Andrej PerdihAndrej Perdih
Andrej Perdih
MRMiha Renko
Miha Renko
GAGregor Anderluh
Gregor Anderluh
DTDusan Turk
Dusan Turk
TSTom Solmajer
Tom Solmajer

6 February 2009 in Journal of Molecular Modeling
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Andrej PerdihAndrej Perdih
Andrej Perdih
UBUrban Bren
Urban Bren
TSTom Solmajer
Tom Solmajer

11 April 2007 in Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics
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Andrej PerdihAndrej Perdih
Andrej Perdih
MKMiha Kotnik
Miha Kotnik
MHMilan Hodoscek
Milan Hodoscek
TSTom Solmajer
Tom Solmajer

27 March 2018 in Molecules
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SSStrahinja Stevanović
Strahinja Stevanović
Andrej PerdihAndrej Perdih
Andrej Perdih
MSMilan Sencanski
Milan Sencanski
SGSanja Glisic
Sanja Glisic
MDMargarida Duarte
Margarida Duarte
TSTom Solmajer
Tom Solmajer
There is an urgent need for the discovery of new antileishmanial drugs with a new mechanism of action. Type 2 NADH dehydrogenase from Leishmania infantum (LiNDH2) is an enzyme of the parasite’s respiratory system, which catalyzes the electron transfer from NADH to ubiquinone without coupled proton pumping. In previous studies of the related NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase crystal structure from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, two ubiquinone-binding sites (UQI and UQII) were identified and shown to play an important role in the NDH-2-catalyzed oxidoreduction reaction. Based on the available structural data, we developed a three-dimensional structural model of LiNDH2 using homology detection methods and performed an in silico virtual screening campaign to search for potential inhibitors targeting the LiNDH2 ubiquinone-binding site 1—UQI. Selected compounds displaying favorable properties in the computational screening experiments were assayed for inhibitory activity in the structurally similar recombinant NDH-2 from S. aureus and leishmanicidal activity was determined in the wild-type axenic amastigotes and promastigotes of L. infantum. The identified compound, a substituted 6-methoxy-quinalidine, showed promising nanomolar leishmanicidal activity on wild-type axenic promastigotes and amastigotes of L. infantum and the potential for further development.


19 December 2012 in Journal of Computational Chemistry
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NPNikola Minovski, PhD Pharm.
Nikola Minovski, PhD Pharm.
Andrej PerdihAndrej Perdih
Andrej Perdih
MNMarjana Novic
Marjana Novic
TSTom Solmajer
Tom Solmajer