Deuterium in drug discovery: progress, opportunities and challenges

RMC Di Martino, BD Maxwell, T Pirali - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Substitution of a hydrogen atom with its heavy isotope deuterium entails the addition of one
neutron to a molecule. Despite being a subtle change, this structural modification, known as …

Enjoy carefully: the multifaceted role of vitamin E in neuro-nutrition

L Regner-Nelke, C Nelke, CB Schroeter… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin E is often associated with health benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and
cholesterol-lowering effects. These properties make its supplementation a suitable …

Tocotrienols Provide Radioprotection to Multiple Organ Systems through Complementary Mechanisms of Antioxidant and Signaling Effects

SA Shrum, U Nukala, S Shrimali, EN Pineda, KJ Krager… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tocotrienols have powerful radioprotective properties in multiple organ systems and are
promising candidates for development as clinically effective radiation countermeasures. To …

[图书][B] Deuterium Oxide and Deuteration in Biosciences

CH Chen - 2022 - Springer
Water in tissues and cells intervenes with cellular components. The interactions of water
affect the structures, dynamics, and functions of biomolecules, including proteins, nucleic …

Radioprotective effectiveness of a novel delta-tocotrienol prodrug on mouse hematopoietic system against 60Co gamma-ray irradiation through inducing granulocyte …

Z Zuo, L Wang, S Wang, X Liu, D Wu, Z Ouyang… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the increasing risk of nuclear attacks worldwide, the development of develop
potent and safe radioprotective agents for nuclear emergencies is urgently needed. γ …

A Facile Semisynthesis and Evaluation of Garcinoic Acid and Its Analogs for the Inhibition of Human DNA Polymerase β

S Gujarathi, MK Zafar, X Liu, RL Eoff, G Zheng - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Garcinoic acid has been identified as an inhibitor of DNA polymerase β (pol β). However, no
structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of garcinoic acid as a pol β inhibitor have been …

Concise Synthesis of (S)-δ-CEHC, a Metabolite of Vitamin E

M Burke, P Pal, P Zhang, X Zhang, G Zheng - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carboxyethyl hydroxychromans (CEHCs) are natural metabolites of vitamin E (VE). Their
urinary levels can serve as useful biomarkers for the nutritional assessment of VE. Moreover …

Deuterium Oxide and Deuteration Effects on Pharmacology

CH Chen - Deuterium Oxide and Deuteration in Biosciences, 2022 - Springer
A critical area of pharmacologic research involves the study of how a body processes a
drug, including the time course of absorption, distribution, bioavailability, metabolism, and …