Bacteria disarmer activates fiber formation in Parkinson's protein

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 07:02 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- The same substance that hampers the infection capability of bacteria can hasten the fiber formation of the protein that is involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease. The study shows how important basic research is to our understanding of possible side effects from drug candidates interacting with various target proteins.

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