Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors Targeting BACE-1, an Aspartic Protease Involved in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, occurring in an estimated 24 million people worldwide. Accumulation of amyloid-b peptides leads to development of plaques in the brain, which eventually stimulates hyperphosphorylation of tau proteins leading to tangles. This is believed...

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Main Author: Sandgren, Veronica
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Organisk Kemi 2012
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-76174
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