ルテニウム (II) - コバルト (III) 二金属複合体の光誘導電子移転による光活性化タンパク質阻害

Robert J Holbrook1, David J Weinberg, Mark D Peterson

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.

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まとめ

研究者らは,タンパク質を阻害する光活性化コバルト複合体を開発した. 光誘発による電子移転はリガンドの放出を誘発し,重要なタンパク質であるアルファトロンビンの標的抑制を可能にします. これは,無機治療薬のための新しい戦略を提供します.

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