Publications

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  • 2024
    N-Hydroxypiridinedione: A Privileged Heterocycle for Targeting the HBV RNase H
    D Moianos, M Makri, GM Prifti, C Chiotellis, A Pappas, Molly Woodson, Razia Tajwar, John E. Tavis G Zoidis*. N-Hydroxypiridinedione: A Privileged Heterocycle for Targeting the HBV RNase H. Molecules 2024, 29(12), 2942.
  • 2024
    Novel Pyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,3(2H,4H)-dione Derivatives Targeting the Replication of Flaviviridae Viruses: Structural and Mechanistic Insights
    Erofili Giannakopoulou, Ifigeneia Akrani, George Mpekoulis, Efseveia Frakolaki, Marios Dimitriou, Vassilios Myrianthopoulos, Niki Vassilaki,* and Grigoris Zoidis,* Novel pyrazino[1,2-a]indole-1,3(2H,4H)-dione derivatives targeting the replication of Flaviviridae viruses: Structural and mechanistic insights, (2024) Viruses, 16(8), 1238.
  • 2024
    New Lipophilic Hydroxamates as Promising Trypanocidal Agents: Design, Synthesis, SAR, and Conformational Behavior Studies
    George Fytas,* Grigoris Zoidis,* Antonios Drakopoulos, Martin C. Taylor, John M. Kelly, Alexandra Tsatsaroni, Andrew Tsotinis, Novel lipophilic hydroxamates as promising trypanocidal agents: Design, Synthesis, SAR and Conformational Behavior Studies, ACS Med. Chem. Lett. (2024), 15, 7, 1041–1048.
  • 2024
    Identification and assessment of the 1,6-dihydroxy-pyridin-2-one moiety as privileged scaffold for HBV ribonuclease H inhibition
    Erofili Giannakopoulou, Vasiliki Pardali, Tiffany C. Edwards, Molly Woodson, Razia Tajwar, John E. Tavis, Grigoris Zoidis*. Identification and assessment of the 1,6-dihydroxy-pyridin-2-one moiety as privileged scaffold for HBV ribonuclease H inhibition. Antiviral Research, 223 (2024) 105833.
  • 2024
    MYC the oncogene from hell: Novel opportunities for cancer therapy
    Adriana Papadimitropoulou, Maria Makri, Grigoris Zoidis,* Myc the oncogene from Hell: Novel opportunities for cancer therapy, (2022) European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2024, 267, 116194.
  • 2024
    Cyclopeptide alkaloids from the Greek shrub Paliurus spina-christi and their in silico binding affinity to Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV
    Vaios Amountzias, Dennis Abatis, Antonios Drakopoulos, Grigoris Zoidis and Nektarios Aligiannis, Cyclopeptide alkaloids from the Greek shrub Paliurus spina-christi and their in silico binding affinity to Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV, Natural Product Research, 1–11, 2024.
  • 2023
    Cyclopeptide alkaloids from the Greek shrub Paliurus spina-christi and their in silico binding affinity to Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV
    V Pardali, E Giannakopoulou, G Mpekoulis, V Tsopela, G Panos, Martin C. Taylor, John M. Kelly, Niki Vassilaki and Grigoris Zoidis*. Novel Lipophilic Hydroxamates Based on Spirocarbocyclic Hydantoin Scaffolds with Potent Antiviral and Trypanocidal Activity. Pharmaceuticals 16 (7), 1046, 2023.
  • 2023
    Targeting Metalloenzymes: The “Achilles’ Heel” of Viruses and Parasites
    D Moianos, GM Prifti, M Makri, G Zoidis*. Targeting Metalloenzymes: The “Achilles’ Heel” of Viruses and Parasites, Pharmaceuticals 16 (6), 901, 2023.
  • 2022
    Targeting Metalloenzymes: The “Achilles’ Heel” of Viruses and Parasites
    Tamer Nasr, Ahmed M. Aboshanab, George Mpekoulis, Antonios Drakopoulos, Niki Vassilaki, Grigoris Zoidis*, Khaled A. M. Abouzid and Wafaa Zaghary, Novel 6-Aminoquinazolinone Derivatives as Potential Cross GT1-4 HCV NS5B Inhibitors, Viruses, 2022, 14, 2767.
  • 2022
    Metal coordinating inhibitors of Rift Valley fever virus replication
    Elizabeth Geerling, Valerie Murphy, Maria C. Mai, E. Taylor Stone, Andreu Gazquez Casals, Mariah Hassert, Austin T. O’Dea, Feng Cao, Maureen J. Donlin, Mohamed Elagawany, Bahaa Elgendy, Vasiliki Pardali, Erofili Giannakopoulou, Grigoris Zoidis, Daniel V. Schiavone, Alex J. Berkowitz, Nana B. Agyemang, Ryan P. Murelli, John E. Tavis, Amelia K. Pinto, James D. Brien
    PLoS ONE, (2022), 17(9 September)
  • 2022
    Development of Stilbenoid and Chalconoid Analogues as Potent Tyrosinase Modulators and Antioxidant Agents
    Vontzalidou, A.; Dimitrakoudi, S.-M.; Tsoukalas, K.; Zoidis, G.; Chaita, E.; Dina, E.; Cheimonidi, C.; Trougakos, I.P.; Lambrinidis, G.; Skaltsounis, A.-L.; Mikros, E.; Aligiannis, N
    Antioxidants, (2022), 11, 1593
  • 2022
    Design and Synthesis of Novel Bis-Imidazolyl Phenyl Butadiyne Derivatives as HCV NS5A Inhibitors
    J. Hamdy; N. Emadeldin; M.M. Hamed; E. Frakolaki; S. Katsamakas; N. Vassilaki; G. Zoidis; A.K.H. Hirsch; M. Abdel-Halim; A.H. Abadi
    Pharmaceuticals, (2022), 15(5), 632
  • 2022
    Opioid ligands addressing unconventional binding sites and more than one opioid receptor subtype
    A. Drakopoulos, D. Moianos, G.-M. Prifti, G. Zoidis, M. Decker
    ChemMedChem, (2022), 17(14)
  • 2022
    Design, Synthesis and 5-HT1A Binding Affinity of N-(3-(4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl)propyl)tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-1-amine and N-(3-(4-(2-Methoxyphenyl) piperazin-1-yl)propyl)-3,5-dimethyl-tricylo[3.3.1.13,7]decan-1-amine
    G. Zoidis, M.I. Loza, M. Catto
    Molbank (2022), (1), M1353
  • 2022
    Redesigning of the cap conformation and symmetry of the diphenylethyne core to yield highly potent pan-genotypic NS5A inhibitors with high potency and high resistance barrier
    Mennatallah Abdallah, Mostafa M Hamed, Efseveia Frakolaki, Sotirios Katsamakas, Niki Vassilaki, Ralf Bartenschlager, Grigoris Zoidis, Anna KH Hirsch, Mohammad Abdel-Halim, Ashraf H Abadi
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, (2022), 229, 114034
  • 2021
    Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Hepatitis B
    Moianos, D., Prifti, G.-M., Zoidis, G.
    Pharmakeftiki, (2021), 33(1), pp. 2–29
  • 2021
    1-Methyl-8-phenyl-1, 3-diazaspiro [4.5] decane-2, 4-dione
    V. Pardali, S. Katsamakas, E. Giannakopoulou, G. Zoidis
    Molbank, (2021), (2), M1228
  • 2021
    Recent Advances in Hepatitis B Treatment
    G.M Prifti, D. Moianos, E. Giannakopoulou, V. Pardali, J.E. Tavis, G. Zoidis
    Pharmaceuticals, (2021), 14 (5), 417
  • 2021
    A.H. Design and Synthesis of Novel Symmetric Fluorene-2, 7-Diamine Derivatives as Potent Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors
    MHA Mousa, NS Ahmed, K Schwedtmann, E Frakolaki, N Vassilaki, Zoidis, G., Weigand, J.J., Abadi
    Pharmaceuticals, (2021), 14 (4), 292
  • 2021
    The triazole ring as a privileged scaffold for putative antifungals: Synthesis and evaluation of a series of new analogues
    G. Zoidis, E Kritsi, P Lecinska, M Ivanov, P Zoumpoulakis, M Sokovic, Catto, M.
    ChemMedChem, (2021), 16 (1), 134-144
  • 2020
    Symmetric benzidine derivatives as anti-HCV agents: Insight into the nature, stereochemistry of the capping amino acid and the size of the terminal capping carbamates
    Abdel Karim, S.E., Youssef, Y.H., Abdel-Halim, M., Frakolaki, E., Vassilaki, N., Zoidis, G., Ahmed, N.S., Abadi, A.H.
    Bioorganic Chemistry, (2020), 102, 104089
  • 2020
    A multi-technique analytical approach for impurity profiling during synthesis: The case of corticosteroids
    Nicolette Sammut Bartolo, Grigoris Zoidis, Evagelos Gikas, Dimitra Benaki, Victor Ferrito, Anthony Serracino-Inglott
    Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, (2020), 190, 113483
  • 2020
    Lipophilic Guanylhydrazone Analogues as Promising Trypanocidal Agents: An Extended SAR Study
    Vasiliki Pardali, Erofili Giannakopoulou, Dimitrios-Ilias Balourdas, Vassilios Myrianthopoulos, Martin C Taylor, Marina Šekutor, Kata Mlinarić-Majerski, John M Kelly, Grigoris Zoidis
    Current Pharmaceutical Design, (2020), 26, 1-29
  • 2019
    1,2-Αnnulated Adamantane Heterocyclic Derivatives as Anti-Influenza Α Virus Agents
    Pardali, V., Giannakopoulou, E., Konstantinidi, A., Kolocouris, A., Zoidis, G.
    Croatica Chemica Acta, (2019), 92(2), 211-228
  • 2019
    Novel Symmetric Anti-HCV Agents: Synthesis, Antiviral Properties and Conformational Aspects of the Core Scaffold
    Alaa R. S. Leila, Mai H. A. Mousa, Efseveia Frakolaki, Niki Vassilaki, Ralf Bartenschlager, Grigoris Zoidis, Mohammad Abdel-Halim, Ashraf H. Abadi
    ACS Omega, (2019), 4, 11440−11454
  • 2019
    Scaffold hybridization strategy towards potent hydroxamate-based inhibitors of Flaviviridae viruses and Trypanosoma species
    Erofili Giannakopoulou, Vasiliki Pardali, Efseveia Frakolaki, Vasileios Siozos, Vassilios Myrianthopoulos, Emmanuel Mikros, Martin C. Taylor, John M. Kelly, Niki Vassilaki and Grigoris Zoidis
    Med. Chem. Commun., (2019), 10, 991–1006
  • 2019
    Chemical Approaches to Inhibiting the Hepatitis B Virus Ribonuclease H
    Tavis, J.E., Zoidis, G., Meyers, M.J., Murelli, R.P.
    ACS Infectious Diseases, (2019), 5 (5), 655-658
  • 2019
    Novel 2,6-diketopiperazine-derived acetohydroxamic acids as promising anti-Trypanosoma brucei agents
    Fytas, G., Zoidis, G., Taylor, M.C., Kelly, J.M., Tsatsaroni, A., Tsotinis, A.
    Future Medicinal Chemistry, 11 (11), 1259-1266
  • 2019
    Transesterification instead of N-Alkylation: An Intriguing Reaction
    Giannakopoulou, E., Pardali, V., Skrettas, I., Zoidis, G.
    ChemistrySelect, (2019), 4, 3195 –3198
  • 2018
    Expanding the chemical space of anti-HCV NS5A inhibitors by stereochemical exchange and peptidomimetic approaches
    Ramsis, T.M. Abdel Karim, S.E., Vassilaki, N., Frakolaki, E., Kamal, A.A.M., Zoidis, G., Ahmed, N.S., Abadi, A.H.
    Archiv der Pharmazie, (2018), 351(7), 1800017
  • 2018
    Metal-chelating agents against viruses and parasites
    Giannakopoulou, E., Pardali, V., Zoidis, G.
    Future Medicinal Chemistry, (2018), 10 (11), 1283-1285
  • 2018
    Lipophilic conformationally constrained spiro carbocyclic 2,6-diketopiperazine-1-acetohydroxamic acid analogues as trypanocidal and leishmanicidal agents: An extended SAR study
    Zoidis, G., Tsotinis, A., Tsatsaroni, A., Taylor, M.C., Kelly, J.M., Efstathiou, A., Smirlis, D., Fytas, G.
    Chemical Biology and Drug Design, (2018), 91(2), 408-421
  • 2017
    Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by N-hydroxyisoquinolinediones and related polyoxygenated heterocycles
    Edwards, T.C., Lomonosova, E., Patel, J.A., Li, Q., Villa, J.A., Gupta, A.K., Morrison, L.A., Bailly, F., Cotelle, P., Giannakopoulou, E., Zoidis, G., Tavis, J.E.
    Antiviral Research, (2017), 143, 205-217
  • 2017
    Indenocinnoline derivatives as G-quadruplex binders, topoisomerase IIα inhibitors and antiproliferative agents
    Zoidis, G., Sosic, A., Da Ros, S., Gatto, B., Sissi, C., Palluotto, F., Carotti, A., Catto, M.
    Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, (2017), 25(9), 2625-2634
  • 2016
    Novel indole-flutimide heterocycles with activity against influenza PA endonuclease and hepatitis C virus
    Zoidis, G., Giannakopoulou, E., Stevaert, A., Frakolaki, E., Myrianthopoulos, V., Fytas, G., Mavromara, P., Mikros, E., Bartenschlager, R., Vassilaki, N., Naesens, L.
    MedChemComm, (2016), 7(3), 447-456

    This article is part of themed collection: New Talent: Europe and 2016 MedChemComm Hot Articles and has been selected as front cover page article.

  • 2016
    Quinolino[3,4-b]quinoxalines and pyridazino[4,3-c]quinoline derivatives: Synthesis, inhibition of topoisomerase IIα, G-quadruplex binding and cytotoxic properties
    Palluotto, F., Sosic, A., Pinato, O., Zoidis G., Gatto, B., Carotti, A.
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, (2016), 123, 704-717
  • 2015
    Novel 1-(2-aryl-2-adamantyl)piperazine derivatives with antiproliferative activity
    Fytas, C., Zoidis, G., Tsotinis, A., Fytas, G., Khan, M.A., Akhtar, S., Rahman, K.M., Thurston, D.E.
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, (2015), 93, 281-290
  • 2014
    Anti-allodynic effect of 2-(aminomethyl)adamantane-1-carboxylic acid in a rat model of neuropathic pain: A mechanism dependent on CaV2.2 channel inhibition
    Zoidis, G., Sandoval, A., Pineda-Farias, J.B., Granados-Soto, V., Felix, R.
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2014) 22 (6), 1797-1803
  • 2013
    An E/Z conformational behaviour study on the trypanocidal action of lipophilic spiro carbocyclic 2,6-diketopiperazine-1-acetohydroxamic acids
    Tsatsaroni, A.; Zoidis, G.; Zoumpoulakis, P.; Tsotinis, A.; Taylor, M.C.; Kelly, J.M.; Fytas, G.
    Tetrahedron Letters 54 (2013) 3238–3240
  • 2013
    An intriguing and facile one-pot catalytic synthesis of N-alkylated lactams
    Zoidis, G.; Neasens, L., De Clercq, E.
    Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly (2013) 144 (4), 515–521
  • 2012
    Design, Synthesis and Molecular Simulations Studies of Dihydrostilbene Derivatives as Potent Tyrosinase Inhibitors
    Vontzalidou, A., Zoidis, G., Chaita, E., Makropoulou, M., Aligiannis, N., Lambrinidis, G., Mikros, E., Skaltsounis, A-L.
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2012) 22 (17) , 5523-5526
  • 2011
    Facile and Effective Synthesis of Spirocycloalkanones
    Zoidis, G., Kolocouris, N.
    Lett. Org. Chem. (2011) 8 (8), 531-535
  • 2011
    Novel Lipophilic Acetohydroxamic Acid Derivatives Based on Conformationally Constrained Spiro Carbocyclic 2,6-Diketopiperazine Scaffolds with Potent Trypanocidal Activity
    Fytas, C.; Zoidis, G.; Tzoutzas, N.; Taylor, M. C.; Fytas, G.; Kelly, J. M.
    J. Med. Chem. (2011) 54 (14), 5250-5254
  • 2010
    Inhibition of recombinant N-type and native high voltage-gated neuronal Ca2+ channels by AdGABA: mechanism of action studies
    Martinez-Hernandez, E.; Sandoval, A.; Gonzalez-Ramirez, R.; Zoidis, G.; and Felix, R.
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (2010) 250 (3), 270-277
  • 2010
    Influence of an additional amino group on the potency of aminoadamantanes against influenza virus A. II - Synthesis of spiropiperazines and in vitro activity against influenza A H3N2 virus
    Fytas, C., Kolocouris, A., Fytas, G., Zoidis, G., Valmas, C., Basler, C.F.
    Bioorganic Chemistry (2010) 38 (6), 247-251
  • 2010
    Design and synthesis of bioactive adamantanaminoalcohols and adamantanamines
    Zoidis, G., Kolocouris, N., Kelly, J.M., Prathalingam, S.R., Naesens, L., De Clercq, E.
    European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2010) 45 (11), 5022-5030
  • 2009
    Design and synthesis of trypanocidal 1-alkyloxy and 1-benzyloxyadamantano 2-guanylhydrazones
    Papanastasiou, I; Tsotinis A.; Zoidis, G.; Kolocouris, N.; John M. Kelly, S. Radhika Prathalingham
    ChemMedChem., (2009), 4 (7), 1059-1062
  • 2009
    Synthesis of 1,2 annulated adamantane heterocycles: structural determination studies of the bioactive cyclic sulfite
    Zoidis, G.; Kolocouris, N.; Benaki, D.; Myrianthopoulos, V.; Mikros, E.; Naesens L. and De Clercq, E.
    Tetrahedron Letters, (2009), 50 (22), 2671-2675
  • 2009
    Design and Synthesis of 1,2-Annulated Adamantane Piperidines with Antiviral Activity
    Zoidis, G.; Kolocouris, N.; Naesens, L. and De Clercq E.
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, (2009), 17 (4), 1534-1541
  • 2008
    Design and synthesis of bioactive 1,2-annulated adamantane derivatives
    Zoidis, G.; Tsotinis A.; Kolocouris, N.; John M. Kelly, S. Radhika Prathalingham, Lieve Naesens and Erik De Clercq
    Org. Biomol. Chem., (2008), 6, 3177-3185
  • 2008
    A facile and effective synthesis of lipophilic 2,6-diketopiperazine analogues
    Fytas, C.; Zoidis, G.; Fytas, G.
    Tetrahedron (2008), 64, 6749-6754
  • 2007
    Design and synthesis of bioactive adamantane spiro heterocycles
    Nicolas Kolocouris, Grigoris Zoidis, George B. Foscolos, George Fytas, S. Radhika Prathalingham, John M. Kelly, Lieve Naesens and Erik De Clercq
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2007), 17, 15, 4358-4362
    ("Top-cited articles" as published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2003-2010)
  • 2007
    Facile synthetic routes to 2-oxo-1-adamantanalkanoic acids
    Kolocouris, N.; Zoidis, G.; Fytas, C.
    Synlett (2007), 7, 1063-1066
  • 2006
    Heterocyclic Rimantadine Analogues with Antiviral Activity
    Grigoris Zoidis, Christos Fytas, Ioannis Papanastasiou, George B. Foscolos, George Fytas, Elizaveta Padalko, Erik De Clercq, Johan Neyts and Nicolas Kolocouris
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2006), 14, 10, 3341-3348
  • 2005
    The novel GABA adamantane derivative (AdGABA): design, synthesis, and activity relationship with gabapentin
    Grigoris Zoidis, Ioannis Papanastasiou, Ioannis Dotsikas, Alejandro Sandoval, Raquel Gouvea Dos Santos, Zeta Papadopoulou-Daifoti, Alexander Vamvakides, Nicolas Kolocouris, and Ricardo Felix
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2005), 13, 8, 2791-2798
  • 2003
    Are the 2-isomers of the drug rimantadine active ant-influenza agents?
    Zoidis, G.; Kolocouris, N.; Foscolos, G.B.; Kolocouris, A.; Fytas, G.; Karayannis, P.; Padalko, E.; Neyts, J.; De Clercq, E.
    Antiviral Chemistry & Chemotherapy (2003), 14, 3, 153-164
  • 2002
    New 2-(1-Adamantylcarbonyl)pyridine and 1-Acetyladamantane Thiosemicarbazones-Thiocarbonohydrazones: Cell Growth Inhibitory, Antiviral and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation
    Kolocouris, A.; Dimas, K.; Pannecouque C.; Witvrow, M.; Foscolos, G.B.; Stamatiou, G.; Fytas, G.; Zoidis, G.; Kolocouris, N.; Andrei, G.; Snoeck, R.; De Clercq, E.
    Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2002), 12, 5, 723-727

Book Chapters

  • 2002
    Food and Laboratory Safety Technological Institute of Athens
    Zoidis G (2002)