Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Optimization of pyrimidinol antioxidants as mitochondrial protective agents: ATP production and metabolic stability

Arnaud Chevalier, Mohammad Parvez Alam, Omar M. Khdour, Margaret Schmierer, Pablo M. Arce, Cameron D. Cripe, Sidney M. Hecht,Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Available online 23 August 2016, ISSN 0968-0896, doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.08.039.

The compounds were evaluated for their ability to suppress ROS and lipid peroxidation, and for their effects on mitochondrial membrane potential, and their ability to protect cultured FRDA lymphocytes from oxidative stress induced by glutathione depletion. The compounds were also evaluated for their ability to increase ATP levels in FRDA lymphocytes.