Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem
· ISSN (e) 1475-6374
· 6 papers in corpus
2025
Steroidal compounds have emerged as effective therapeutic agents in oncology. Beyond natural-occurring and synthetic steroids that act as cytotoxic anti-tumoral agents, steroidal derivatives can be designed to mime the endogenous substrates…
2024
Pterostilbene (PST) is a naturally derived stilbene compound in grapes, blueberries, and other fruits. It is also a natural dietary compound with a wide range of biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and s…
2021
Enzymes AKR1C regulate the action of oestrogens, androgens, and progesterone at the pre-receptor level and are also associated with chemo-resistance. The activities of these oestrone halides were investigated on recombinant AKR1C enzymes. T…
2020
The purpose of this review article is to provide an overview of recent achievements in the synthesis of novel steroid sulphatase (STS) inhibitors. STS is a crucial enzyme in the biosynthesis of active hormones (including oestrogens and andr…
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2018
A comprehensive set of 3-phenylcoumarin analogues with polar substituents was synthesised for blocking oestradiol synthesis by 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (HSD1) in the latter part of the sulphatase pathway. Five analogues produced …
2018
There is an increasing interest in developing novel eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) inhibitors, in order to provide new treatment strategies against chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases caused by eosinophilic disorder. Within thi…