Hemoglobin: structure, function and allostery

MH Ahmed, MS Ghatge, MK Safo - Vertebrate and invertebrate respiratory …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter reviews how allosteric (heterotrophic) effectors and natural mutations impact
hemoglobin (Hb) primary physiological function of oxygen binding and transport. First, an …

[HTML][HTML] Turmeric: potential health benefits

K Singletary - Nutrition Today, 2020 - journals.lww.com
For centuries, Curcuma longa (turmeric) was used as a spice in Asian cuisine and as a
medicinal herb for treatment of inflammation, pain, wound healing, and digestive disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Vanilla: potential health benefits

KW Singletary - Nutrition Today, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The vanilla bean, obtained from Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis, members of the
Orchidaceae family, is the source of vanilla extract, one of the most desired and widely used …

Red blood cells as therapeutic target to treat sickle cell disease

S Bhatt, DA Argueta, K Gupta… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited diathesis affecting
mostly underserved populations globally. SCD is characterized by chronic pain and fatigue …

VZHE-039, a novel antisickling agent that prevents erythrocyte sickling under both hypoxic and anoxic conditions

O Abdulmalik, PP Pagare, B Huang, GG Xu… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) results from a hemoglobin (Hb) mutation βGlu6→ βVal6 that
changes normal Hb (HbA) into sickle Hb (HbS). Under hypoxia, HbS polymerizes into rigid …

Modulating hemoglobin allostery for treatment of sickle cell disease: current progress and intellectual property

PP Pagare, A Rastegar, O Abdulmalik… - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a debilitating inherited disorder that affects millions
worldwide. Four novel SCD therapeutics have been approved, including the hemoglobin …

Design, synthesis, and investigation of novel nitric oxide (NO)-releasing aromatic aldehydes as drug candidates for the treatment of sickle cell disease

B Huang, MS Ghatge, AK Donkor, FN Musayev… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by a single-point mutation, and the ensuing
deoxygenation-induced polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS), and reduction in …

Targeted modification of furan‐2‐carboxaldehydes into Michael acceptor analogs yielded long‐acting hemoglobin modulators with dual antisickling activities

AM Omar, O Abdulmalik, KM El‐Say… - Chemical Biology & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder, affecting millions of people
worldwide. Aromatic aldehydes, which increase the oxygen affinity of human hemoglobin to …

Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Allosteric Effectors for Hemoglobin

NA Enakaya, A Jefferson… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a point
mutation in hemoglobin (Hb), the protein in the red blood cell (RBC) responsible for the …

Advances in sickle cell disease treatments

AR Pavan, JL Dos Santos - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - benthamdirect.com
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells that is caused by a
single mutation in the β-globin gene. The disease, which afflicts millions of patients …