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Overview

Per I. Arvidsson is affiliated with the Science for Life Laboratory in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with key contributions also in subfields such as Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Among recent publications, key papers authored or co-authored by Per I. Arvidsson include:

  • Comprehensive chemical proteomics for target deconvolution of the redox active drug auranofin, 2020, Redox Biology
  • Pharmacological targeting of MTHFD2 suppresses acute myeloid leukemia by inducing thymidine depletion and replication stress, 2022, Nature Cancer
  • A 2018-2019 patent review of metallo beta-lactamase inhibitors, 2020, Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents
  • Improved Synthesis and Isolation of Bedaquiline, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Characterization of More Selective Central Nervous System Nrf2-Activating Novel Vinyl Sulfoximine Compounds Compared to Dimethyl Fumarate, 2020, Neurotherapeutics

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Hendrik G. Kruger, Thavendran Govender, Tricia Naicker, Nakita Reddy, and Lloyd C. Chetty.

Per I. Arvidsson's publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as ACS Omega, Synthesis, RSC Advances, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, and SSRN Electronic Journal. The number of publications is significant in ACS Omega, Synthesis, and RSC Advances.

Best Publications

  • The Outstanding Biological Stability of β‐ and γ‐Peptides toward Proteolytic Enzymes: An In Vitro Investigation with Fifteen Peptidases

    Jens Frackenpohl;Per I. Arvidsson;Jürg V. Schreiber;Dieter Seebach

  • Rational design of asymmetric organocatalysts-increased reactivity and solvent scope with a tetrazolic acid

    Antti Hartikka;Per I Arvidsson

  • Sulfonimidamides in Medicinal and Agricultural Chemistry.

    Praveen K. Chinthakindi;Tricia Naicker;Niranjan Thota;Thavendran Govender

  • Mechanistic Insights into the Phosphine-Free RuCp*-Diamine-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aryl Ketones: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for an Alcohol-Mediated Dihydrogen Activation

    Christian Hedberg;Klas Källström;Per I. Arvidsson;Peter Brandt

  • Organocatalytic synthesis of chiral benzopyrans

    Thavendran Govender;Leila Hojabri;Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam;Per I. Arvidsson

  • On the Antimicrobial and Hemolytic Activities of Amphiphilic β‐Peptides

    Per I. Arvidsson;Jens Frackenpohl;Neil S. Ryder;Brigitta Liechty

  • AZD1080, a novel GSK3 inhibitor, rescues synaptic plasticity deficits in rodent brain and exhibits peripheral target engagement in humans

    Biljana Georgievska;Johan Sandin;James Doherty;Anette Mörtberg

  • Design, machine synthesis, and NMR-solution structure of a β-heptapeptide forming a salt-bridge stabilised 314-helix in methanol and in water

    Per I. Arvidsson;Magnus Rueping;Dieter Seebach

  • Antibiotic and Hemolytic Activity of a β2/β3 Peptide Capable of Folding into a 12/10-Helical Secondary Structure

    Per I. Arvidsson;Neil S. Ryder;H. Markus Weiss;Gerhard Gross

  • Sulfonyl Fluorides (SFs) : More Than Click Reagents?

    Praveen K. Chinthakindi;Per I. Arvidsson;Per I. Arvidsson

  • Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Transformations of β-Ketoesters

    Thavendran Govender;Per I. Arvidsson;Per I. Arvidsson;Glenn E. M. Maguire;Hendrik G. Kruger

  • The outstanding metabolic stability of a 14C‐labeled β‐nonapeptide in rats – in vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies

    Hansjörg Wiegand;Bernard Wirz;Alain Schweitzer;Gian P. Camenisch

  • Sulfonimidamides: Synthesis and Applications in Preparative Organic Chemistry

    Ganesh Chandra Nandi;Per I. Arvidsson;Per I. Arvidsson

  • Tetrazolic Acid Functionalized Dihydroindol: Rational Design of a Highly Selective Cyclopropanation Organocatalyst

    Antti Hartikka;Per I. Arvidsson

  • Sulfonimidamides as sulfonamides bioisosteres: rational evaluation through synthetic, in vitro, and in vivo studies with γ-secretase inhibitors.

    Fernando Sehgelmeble;Juliette Janson;Colin Ray;Susanne Rosqvist

  • Linear, Peptidase-Resistantβ2/β3-Di- andα/β3-Tetrapeptide Derivatives with Nanomolar Affinities to a Human Somatostatin Receptor, Preliminary Communication

    Dieter Seebach;Magnus Rueping;Per I. Arvidsson;Thierry Kimmerlin

  • A New Imidazole‐Containing Imidazolidinone Catalyst for Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Nitroalkanes to Aldehydes

    Leila Hojabri;Leila Hojabri;Antti Hartikka;Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam;Per I. Arvidsson;Per I. Arvidsson

  • A Synthesis of “Dual Warhead” β-Aryl Ethenesulfonyl Fluorides and One-Pot Reaction to β-Sultams

    Praveen K. Chinthakindi;Kimberleigh B. Govender;A. Sanjeeva Kumar;Hendrik G. Kruger

  • 5‐(Pyrrolidine‐2‐yl)tetrazole: Rationale for the Increased Reactivity of the Tetrazole Analogue of Proline in Organocatalyzed Aldol Reactions

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  • Comprehensive chemical proteomics for target deconvolution of the redox active drug auranofin

    Amir Ata Saei;Hjalmar Gullberg;Pierre Sabatier;Christian M. Beusch

  • Intraaggregate Fluxional Lithium and Carbanion Exchanges in a Chiral Lithium Amide/n-Butyllithium Mixed Tetramer Directly Observed by Multinuclear NMR

    Per I. Arvidsson;Per Ahlberg;Göran Hilmersson

  • Exploring the Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activity of Shorter‐ and Longer‐Chain β‐, α,β‐, and γ‐Peptides, and of β‐Peptides from β2‐3‐Aza‐ and β3‐2‐Methylidene‐amino Acids Bearing Proteinogenic Side Chains – A Survey

    Per I. Arvidsson;Neil S. Ryder;H. Markus Weiss;David F. Hook

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Fernando Albericio
Fernando Albericio University of KwaZulu-Natal
Jan Johansson
Jan Johansson Karolinska Institute
Per Artursson
Per Artursson Uppsala University
Pher G. Andersson
Pher G. Andersson Stockholm University
Magnus Rueping
Magnus Rueping King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Urban Lendahl
Urban Lendahl Karolinska Institute
Roman A. Zubarev
Roman A. Zubarev Karolinska Institute
Olle Eriksson
Olle Eriksson Uppsala University
Biplab Sanyal
Biplab Sanyal Uppsala University

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