AMYLOID 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

AMYLOID 1

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A rhenium-based complex developed at Rice University binds to fibrils of misfolded amyloid beta peptide, which marks the location of a hydrophobic cleft that could serve as a drug target, and oxidizes the fibril, which changes its chemistry in a way that could prevent further aggregation.

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Martí Group/Rice University

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