Synthesis of a new family of glycolipidic nitrones as potential antioxidant drugs for neurodegenerative disorders

G Durand, A Polidori, JP Salles, B Pucci

Index: Durand, Gregory; Polidori, Ange; Salles, Jean-Pierre; Pucci, Bernard Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2003 , vol. 13, # 5 p. 859 - 862

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Abstract

This paper deals with the synthesis of a novel series of amphiphilic glycosylated spin-traps derived from α-Phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) and an initial characterization of their anti- caspase-3 activity. Preliminary investigation of their anti-apoptosis effect showed they dramatically inhibit the activity of caspase-3 in cultured neuronal cells following induction of apoptosis by hydrogen peroxide.