Volume 47, Issue 25 pp. 4679-4682
Communication

Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Fibril Formation

Rajesh Mishra Dr.

Rajesh Mishra Dr.

Faculty of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I—Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Fax. (+49) 231-755-3901

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Bruno Bulic Dr.

Bruno Bulic Dr.

Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, and Center for Applied Chemical Genomics, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany

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Daniel Sellin

Daniel Sellin

Faculty of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I—Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Fax. (+49) 231-755-3901

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Suman Jha

Suman Jha

Faculty of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I—Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Fax. (+49) 231-755-3901

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Herbert Waldmann Prof. Dr.

Herbert Waldmann Prof. Dr.

Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemical Biology, and Center for Applied Chemical Genomics, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany

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Roland Winter Prof. Dr.

Roland Winter Prof. Dr.

Faculty of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I—Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227 Dortmund, Germany, Fax. (+49) 231-755-3901

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First published: 03 June 2008
Citations: 101

Financial support from the DFG, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, the country NRW and the EU (Europäischer Fonds für regionale Entwicklung) is gratefully acknowledged.

Graphical Abstract

Small and effective: The pathological aggregation of amylin (IAPP), which leads to type II diabetes mellitus, is effectively inhibited by small-molecule rhodanine-based inhibitors at nanomolar concentrations. The prevention of aggregation by treatment with the inhibitor is demonstrated by AFM (see image).

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