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Andrea Zall1, Daniel Kieser, Nicole Höttecke, Eva C Naumann, Binia Thomaszewski, Katrin Schneider, Dirk T Steinbacher, Robert Schubenel, Stefan Masur, Karlheinz Baumann, Boris Schmidt.
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Modulation of γ-secretase activity holds potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Most NSAID-derived γ-secretase modulators feature a carboxylic acid, which may impair blood-brain barrier permeation. The structure activity relationship of 33 carbazoles featuring diverse carboxylic acid isosteres or metabolic precursors thereof was established in a cellular amyloid secretion assay. The modulatory activity was observed for acidic moieties and metabolically labile esters only, which supports our hypothesis of an acid-lysine interaction to be relevant for this type of γ-secretase modulators.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21763147 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.06.062
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641