Phenylselanyl Group Incorporation for "Glutathione Peroxidase-Like" Activity Modulation.

ABSTRACT: The ability of organoselenium molecules to mimic the activity of the antioxidant selenoenzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx) allows for their use as antioxidant or prooxidant modulators in several diseases associated with the disruption of the cell redox homeostasis. Current drug design in the field is partially based on specific modifications of the known Se-therapeutics aimed at achieving more selective bioactivity towards particular drug targets, accompanied by low toxicity as the therapeutic window for organoselenium compounds tends to be very narrow. Herein, we present a new group of Se-based antioxidants, structurally derived from the well-known group of GPx mimics-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones. A series of N-substituted unsymmetrical phenylselenides with an o-amido function has been obt

SUBMITTER: Obieziurska-Fabisiak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7435675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature