Novel Compound is Promising Drug Candidate for Alzheimer's Disease

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 16:00 in Biology & Nature

As published today in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemical Communications, a novel compound -- known as "C1" -- uses a novel mechanism to efficiently prevent the enzyme gamma-secretase from producing amyloids, the abnormal proteins that form toxic clumps inside the brains of patients with Alzheimer's Disease.

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