Investigating Structural Property Relationships to Enable Repurposing of Pharmaceuticals as Zinc Ionophores.

ABSTRACT: The importance of zinc in biology has gained greater recognition in recent years due to its essential contributions to the function of many endogenous enzymes. Disruption of zinc homeostasis may be useful in treating pathological conditions, such as Alzheimer's, and for antiviral purposes. Despite the growth of knowledge and increased interest in zinc, little is known about the structure and function of zinc ionophores. In this study we analyse the Cambridge Structural Database and solution complexation studies found in the literature to identify key functional groups which may confer zinc ionophorism. Pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and amino acids with these functionalities were selected to enable us to explore the translatability of ionophoric activity from in vitro assays to cellular s

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8704213 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature