Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin-Cu(II) and Curcumin-Zn(II) Complexes on Amyloid-Beta Peptide Fibrillation
Author
Source
Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mononuclear complexes of Curcumin with Cu(II) and Zn(II) have been synthesized and, characterized and their effects on the fibrillization and aggregation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide have been studied.
FTIR spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) observations demonstrate that the complexes can inhibit the transition from less structured oligomers to β-sheet rich protofibrils which act as seeding factors for further fibrillization.
The metal complexes also impart more improved inhibitory effects than Curcumin on peptide fibrillization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Banerjee, Rona. 2014. Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin-Cu(II) and Curcumin-Zn(II) Complexes on Amyloid-Beta Peptide Fibrillation. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463685
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Banerjee, Rona. Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin-Cu(II) and Curcumin-Zn(II) Complexes on Amyloid-Beta Peptide Fibrillation. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463685
American Medical Association (AMA)
Banerjee, Rona. Inhibitory Effect of Curcumin-Cu(II) and Curcumin-Zn(II) Complexes on Amyloid-Beta Peptide Fibrillation. Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463685
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463685