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Norbert Furtmann, Jurgen Bajorath¹

¹Department of Life Science Informatics, B-IT, LIMES Program Unit Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat, Dahlmannstr. 2, D-53113 Bonn, Germany. bajorath@bit.uni-bonn.de.

Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

|February 20, 2015

Abstract:

Ecto-5'-nucleotidase (e5NT) hydrolyzes extracellular nucleotides and contributes to purinergic signaling. e5NT is implicated in a variety of pathological states including immunological diseases and cancer and represents an emerging drug target. Herein, we review structural and computational studies that have helped to better understand ligand binding characteristics and mechanistic features of the enzyme and led to the identification of new classes of e5NT inhibitors.

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