Role of the Metal Center in the Modulation of the Aggregation Process of Amyloid Model Systems by Square Planar Complexes Bearing 2-(2'-pyridyl)benzimidazole Ligands

• Main Authors: Daniele Florio (Author), Ilaria Iacobucci (Author), Giarita Ferraro (Author), Ahmed M. Mansour (Author), Giancarlo Morelli (Author), Maria Monti (Author), Antonello Merlino (Author), Daniela Marasco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The effect of analogue Pd(II)-, Pt(II)-, and Au(III) compounds featuring 2-(2′-pyridyl)benzimidazole on the aggregation propensity of amyloid-like peptides derived from Aβ and from the C-terminal domain of nucleophosmin 1 was investigated. Kinetic profiles of aggregation were eval...