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Multiwell fluorometric and colorimetric microassays for the evaluation of beta-secretase (BACE-1) inhibitors.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry - 1 Jul 2007
Mancini Francesca, Naldi Marina, Cavrini Vanni, Andrisano Vincenza
Abstract excerpt
The amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide is responsible for toxic amyloid plaque formation and is central to the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It is generated by proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by beta-secretase (BACE-1) and gamma-secretase. Consequently, inhibition of BACE-1, a rate-limiting enzyme in the production of Abeta, is an attractive therapeutic approach to the treatment...
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