Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Ghulam Abbas and Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 156 ISBN: 9783659263347
Описание
The research presented in this book is comprised of two parts. Part A is related to research focused on protein glycation which is one of the major causes of diabetic complications. standard bio-assay was established to screen natural and synthetic compounds to discover new lead molecules with high potency and low toxic effects. More than 1000 compounds were investigated and detailed studies were performed. As a result several promising inhibitors of protein glycation belonging to different classes were identified and their cytotoxic effects were determined for their safer use. Part B of this book is related to receptor-based studies on type-2 diabetes mellitus. In this case we used glucagon and GLP-1 receptors.New mutants of these receptors were prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These new mutants along with parent DNA were expressed in Human Embryonic Kidney cells which were tested for cAMP (secondary messenger) production. cAMP is responsible for the release of glucose from...
