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Wendy S. Horn
Researcher at Merck & Co.
Publications - 8
Citations - 264
Wendy S. Horn is an academic researcher from Merck & Co.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Serine/threonine-specific protein kinase & Serine C-palmitoyltransferase. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 247 citations.
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Sphingofungins E and F : novel serinepalmitoyl transferase inhibitors from Paecilomyces variotii
Wendy S. Horn,Jack L. Smith,Gerald F. Bills,Susan L. Raghoobar,Gregory L. Helms,Myra B. Kurtz,Jean A. Marrinan,Beth R. Frommer,Rosemary A. Thornton,Suzanne M. Mandala +9 more
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Inhibition of serine palmitoyl-transferase activity by lipoxamycin.
Suzanne M. Mandala,Beth R. Frommer,Rosemary A. Thornton,Mrya B. Kurtz,Noel M. Young,M. Angeles Cabello,Olga Genilloud,Jerrold M. Liesch,Jack L. Smith,Wendy S. Horn +9 more
TL;DR: The sphingofungins resemble the long chain base intermediates in the sphingolipid pathway and inhibit the serine palmitoyltransferase at the nanomolar level.
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Isolation and Structural Determination of Enfumafungin, a Triterpene Glycoside Antifungal Agent That Is a Specific Inhibitor of Glucan Synthesis
Robert E. Schwartz,Scott K. Smith,Janet C. Onishi,Maria S. Meinz,Myra B. Kurtz,Robert A. Giacobbe,Kenneth E. Wilson,Jerrold M. Liesch,Deborah L. Zink,Wendy S. Horn,Sandra A. Morris,and Angeles Cabello,Francisca Vicente +12 more
TL;DR: Enfumafungin (1) is a hemiacetal, triterpene glycoside that was isolated from a fermentation of Hormonema sp. as a mixture of two interconverting forms.
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Antifungal agent obtained from hormonema
Jerrold M. Liesch,Maria S. Meinz,Janet C. Onishi,Sandra A. Morris,Robert E. Schwartz,Gerald F. Bills,Robert A. Giacobbe,Wendy S. Horn,Deborah L. Zink,Angeles Cabello,Maria Teresa Diez,Isabella Martin,Fernando Pelaez,Francisca Vicente +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, a novel compound having the formula "STR1" which exhibits antifungal activity was disclosed. But the formula was not suitable for use in the field of medical applications.
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Antibiotic eicosenoic acids
TL;DR: New antibiotic eicosenoic acids and a method of producing it are described in this article, where the acids have been found to have antifungal properties and are used for medical applications.