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Peter C. Ray

University of DundeeORCID 0000-0002-7828-0853Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Laura A. T. CleghorniD· 3 shared Paul Graham WyattiD· 3 shared Simon Richard GreeniD· 3 shared Clifton E. BarryiD· 2 shared Kevin D. ReadiD· 2 shared Kirsteen I. Buchanan· 2 shared Laura Guijarro-López· 2 shared Ola EpemoluiD· 2 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Thienothiazolocarboxamides: rapidly cidal agents causing catastrophic thiol collapse in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Sangmi Oh, Gareth Prosser, Helena I.M. Boshoff, Simon Richard Green, Neha Quadir, Jose Santinni O. Roma, Ashish Kumar, Nilesh Mukundan, Sarah Hanson, Jansy Passiflora Sarathy, Kirsteen I Buchanan, Peter C. Ray, Paul G. Wyatt, Thomas R. Ioerger, Adrian L. Schwan, , Clifton E. Barry

This paper identifies thienothiazolocarboxamides as rapidly cidal antituberculosis agents that cause thiol collapse in Mycobacterium tuberculosis through EthA-mediated activation.

bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

DDU384: A new preclinical candidate for the treatment of Tuberculosis

Simon R. Green, Kirsteen I. Buchanan, Helena I. Boshoff, Paul J. Koovits, Dinakaran Murugesan, Cristina De Cozar-Gallardo, Ana Yepes, Eik Hoffmann, Lisa M. Massoudi, Paul J. Converse, Oliver D. Komm, Laura Guijarro-López, Patricia Casado, Paul Scullion, Adolfo García-Pérez, , Laura A. T. Cleghorn

This paper identifies DDU384, a new compound with potent in vivo efficacy against tuberculosis in murine models, showing potential to improve current treatment options.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Design and development of lysyl tRNA synthetase inhibitors, for the treatment of tuberculosis

Susan H. Davis, Michael Mathieson, Kirsteen I. Buchanan, Alice Dawson, Alasdair Smith, Mattia Cocco, Fábio K. Tamaki, John M. Post, Beatriz Baragaña, Chimed Jansen, Michael Kiczun, Fabio Zuccotto, Gavin Wood, Paul Scullion, Peter C. Ray, , Laura A. T. Cleghorn

The paper describes the development of lysyl tRNA synthetase inhibitors for tuberculosis treatment, optimizing compounds for preclinical and potential clinical use.

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · Aug 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology