Carbohydrate-based scaffolds in drug discovery

Bernd Becker, Glenn C. Condie, Giang Thanh Le, Wim Meutermans

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Abstract

Carbohydrates have been proven as valuable scaffolds to display pharmocophores and the resulting molecules have demonstrated useful biological activity towards various targets including the somatostatin receptors (SSTR), integrins, HIV-1 protease, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP), and as RNA binders. Carbohydrate-based compounds have also shown antibacterial and herbicidal activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1299-1309
Number of pages11
JournalMini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Carbohydrate scaffolds
  • Carbohydrates
  • Combinatorial chemistry
  • Mimetics

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