Florent Beaufils

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Florent Beaufils is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Florent Beaufils has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Organic Chemistry and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Florent Beaufils's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (13 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers). Florent Beaufils is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (13 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (5 papers). Florent Beaufils collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. Florent Beaufils's co-authors include Alexandre Juillerat, Kai Johnsson, Christian Heinis, Maik Kindermann, Arnaud Gautier, Ivan R. Corrêa, Philippe Renaud, F. Dénès, Matthias P. Wymann and Denise Rageot and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Florent Beaufils

36 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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An Engineered Protein Tag for Multiprotein Labeling in Living Cells

2008 833 citations Arnaud Gautier, Alexandre Juillerat et al. Chemistry & Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Florent Beaufils Switzerland	22	1.1k	1.0k	271	212	196	37	2.1k
Natasha Karassina United States	7	1.4k 1.3×	459 0.4×	455 1.7×	274 1.3×	309 1.6×	10	2.0k
Tilman Plass Germany	11	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	513 1.9×	470 2.2×	203 1.0×	12	2.1k
Mark G. McDougall United States	13	1.9k 1.6×	538 0.5×	476 1.8×	324 1.5×	325 1.7×	22	2.4k
Richard Wombacher Germany	23	1.3k 1.1×	624 0.6×	472 1.7×	251 1.2×	127 0.6×	42	1.8k
Thomas A. Kirkland United States	22	2.0k 1.8×	637 0.6×	200 0.7×	162 0.8×	169 0.9×	43	2.7k
Takahiro Hohsaka Japan	25	1.8k 1.5×	402 0.4×	95 0.4×	334 1.6×	163 0.8×	79	2.0k
Jacqui Méndez United States	10	2.4k 2.1×	584 0.6×	484 1.8×	306 1.4×	350 1.8×	14	3.0k
Brigitte F. Schmidt United States	21	883 0.8×	333 0.3×	231 0.9×	112 0.5×	143 0.7×	60	1.5k
Indraneel Ghosh United States	31	2.7k 2.3×	454 0.4×	260 1.0×	307 1.4×	415 2.1×	64	3.5k
Lloyd Davis United Kingdom	11	1.9k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	103 0.4×	500 2.4×	163 0.8×	12	2.2k

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Tarantelli, Chiara, Florent Beaufils, Alessandro Prescimone, et al.. (2022). Investigation of morpholine isosters for the development of a potent, selective and metabolically stable mTOR kinase inhibitor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 248. 115038–115038. 11 indexed citations

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Borsari, Chiara, Erhan Keleş, Denise Rageot, et al.. (2020). 4-(Difluoromethyl)-5-(4-((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethylmorpholino)-6-((R)-3-methylmorpholino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-amine (PQR626), a Potent, Orally Available, and Brain-Penetrant mTOR Inhibitor for the Treatment of Neurological Disorders. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 63(22). 13595–13617. 18 indexed citations

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Borsari, Chiara, Denise Rageot, Thomas Bohnacker, et al.. (2019). A Conformational Restriction Strategy for the Identification of a Highly Selective Pyrimido-pyrrolo-oxazine mTOR Inhibitor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(18). 8609–8630. 30 indexed citations

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Fabbro, Doriano, Denise Rageot, Florent Beaufils, et al.. (2019). Brain-penetrant PQR620 mTOR and PQR530 PI3K/mTOR inhibitor reduce huntingtin levels in cell models of HD. Neuropharmacology. 162. 107812–107812. 14 indexed citations

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Rageot, Denise, Florent Beaufils, Chiara Borsari, et al.. (2019). Scalable, Economical, and Practical Synthesis of 4-(Difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-amine, a Key Intermediate for Lipid Kinase Inhibitors. Organic Process Research & Development. 23(11). 2416–2424. 7 indexed citations

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Tarantelli, Chiara, Eugenio Gaudio, Petra Hillmann, et al.. (2019). The Novel TORC1/2 Kinase Inhibitor PQR620 Has Anti-Tumor Activity in Lymphomas as a Single Agent and in Combination with Venetoclax. Cancers. 11(6). 775–775. 12 indexed citations

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Rageot, Denise, Thomas Bohnacker, Erhan Keleş, et al.. (2019). (S)-4-(Difluoromethyl)-5-(4-(3-methylmorpholino)-6-morpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)pyridin-2-amine (PQR530), a Potent, Orally Bioavailable, and Brain-Penetrable Dual Inhibitor of Class I PI3K and mTOR Kinase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62(13). 6241–6261. 49 indexed citations

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Brandt, Claudia, Petra Hillmann, Andreas Noack, et al.. (2018). The novel, catalytic mTORC1/2 inhibitor PQR620 and the PI3K/mTORC1/2 inhibitor PQR530 effectively cross the blood-brain barrier and increase seizure threshold in a mouse model of chronic epilepsy. Neuropharmacology. 140. 107–120. 63 indexed citations

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Bohnacker, Thomas, A.E. Prota, Florent Beaufils, et al.. (2017). Deconvolution of Buparlisib’s mechanism of action defines specific PI3K and tubulin inhibitors for therapeutic intervention. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14683–14683. 86 indexed citations

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Beaufils, Florent, Vladimir Cmiljanović, Thomas Bohnacker, et al.. (2017). 5-(4,6-Dimorpholino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-amine (PQR309), a Potent, Brain-Penetrant, Orally Bioavailable, Pan-Class I PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor as Clinical Candidate in Oncology. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 60(17). 7524–7538. 115 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Mirjam, V. Hoffmann, Christian G. Bochet, et al.. (2014). Ein zellpermeables und photospaltbares Reagens für die selektive intrazelluläre Protein‐Protein‐Dimerisierung. Angewandte Chemie. 126(18). 4808–4812. 7 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Mirjam, V. Hoffmann, Christian G. Bochet, et al.. (2014). Cell‐Permeant and Photocleavable Chemical Inducer of Dimerization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(18). 4717–4720. 53 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Mirjam, Olivier Jacques, Matthias Wittwer, et al.. (2013). Chemical Development of Intracellular Protein Heterodimerizers. Chemistry & Biology. 20(4). 549–557. 49 indexed citations

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Fürstner, Alois, Laure C. Bouchez, Louis Morency, et al.. (2009). Total Syntheses of Amphidinolides B1, B4, G1, H1 and Structure Revision of Amphidinolide H2. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(16). 3983–4010. 94 indexed citations

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Gautier, Arnaud, Alexandre Juillerat, Christian Heinis, et al.. (2008). An Engineered Protein Tag for Multiprotein Labeling in Living Cells. Chemistry & Biology. 15(2). 128–136. 833 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fürstner, Alois, Laure C. Bouchez, Jacques‐Alexis Funel, et al.. (2007). Total Syntheses of Amphidinolide H and G. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(48). 9265–9270. 98 indexed citations

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Beaufils, Florent, F. Dénès, & Philippe Renaud. (2005). Dimethyl Phosphite Mediated Hydrogen Atom Abstraction: A Tin‐Free Procedure for the Preparation of Cyclopentane Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(33). 5273–5275. 34 indexed citations

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Beaufils, Florent, F. Dénès, & Philippe Renaud. (2005). Dimethyl Phosphite Mediated Hydrogen Atom Abstraction: A Tin‐Free Procedure for the Preparation of Cyclopentane Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie. 117(33). 5407–5409. 8 indexed citations

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Beaufils, Florent, F. Dénès, & Philippe Renaud. (2004). Thiophenol-Mediated Hydrogen Atom Abstraction: An Efficient Tin-Free Procedure for the Preparation of Cyclopentane Derivatives. Organic Letters. 6(15). 2563–2566. 44 indexed citations

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Renaud, Philippe, Florent Beaufils, Laurence Feray, & Kurt Schenk. (2003). Diastereoselective Radical‐Mediated Hydrogen‐Atom Abstraction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(35). 4230–4233. 33 indexed citations

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