New polyphenols active on beta-amyloid aggregation

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Jan 15;18(2):828-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.11.028. Epub 2007 Nov 17.

Abstract

New polyphenol classes have been tested against amyloid-beta peptide aggregation. We have identified four novel polyphenols which could be efficient fibril inhibitors in Alzheimer's disease: malvidin and its glucoside and curculigosides B and D. We suggest that molecules with the particular C(6)-linkers-C(6) structure could be potent inhibitors. From the results reported for the flavan-3-ol family, their anti-amyloidogenic effects against whole peptides (1-40 and 1-42) could involve several binding sites.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / drug effects*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Polyphenols
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Flavonoids
  • Phenols
  • Polyphenols