El-Kabbani O

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus · active 2007

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  • other 1

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  • endometriosis 1
other 2007
A salicylic acid-based analogue discovered from virtual screening as a potent inhibitor of human 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) ·doi:10.2174/157340607782360399

20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C1) plays a key role in the metabolism of progesterone and other steroid hormones, thereby regulating their action at the pre-receptor level. AKR1C1 is implicated in neurological and psychiatric con…