RESEARCH ARTICLE
Phytochemical Approach and Bioanalytical Strategy to Develop Chaperone-Based Medications
Bernd Kastenholz*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 44
Last Page: 48
Publisher ID: TOBIOCJ-2-44
DOI: 10.2174/1874091X00802010044
Article History:
Received Date: 22/2/2008Revision Received Date: 19/3/2008
Acceptance Date: 25/3/2008
Electronic publication date: 29/4/2008
Collection year: 2008

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Abstract
Currently, no pharmaceuticals for the etiological treatment of degenerative protein-misfolding diseases (e.g., ALS, Alzheimer’s or prion diseases) are commercially available. In this technical note theoretical considerations and practical approaches concerning the development of chaperone-based medications from medicinal plants (e.g., Ginkgo biloba) are reviewed and discussed in detail. Phytochaperones and other agents isolated from medicinal plants are proposed to serve as the general basis of drug development in protein-misfolding diseases.