title: Boronic acid compounds as potential pharmaceutical agents.
abstract: Boronic acid compounds have been used, because of their unique structural features, for the development of potent enzyme inhibitors, boron neutron capture agents for cancer therapy, and as antibody mimics that recognize biologically important saccharides. Consequently, there has been a surge of interests in boronic acid compounds. This study reviews the recent development in this area during the last six years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA.
authors.forename: Wenqian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xingming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Binghe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D001896:Boron Compounds; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors