| Literature DB >> 26462973 |
Xueling Quan1, Rokon Uddin1, Arto Heiskanen1, Mattias Parmvi1, Katharina Nilson2, Marco Donolato1, Mikkel F Hansen1, Graham Rena3, Anja Boisen1.
Abstract
Study of the copper binding properties of metformin is important for revealing its mechanism of action as a first-line type-2 diabetes drug. A quantitative investigation of interactions between metformin and L-cysteine-copper complexes was performed. The results suggest that metformin could interact with biological copper, which plays a key role in mitochondrial function.Entities:
Year: 2015 PMID: 26462973 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc04321b
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222