title: Phenylboronic acids-based diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
abstract: Phenylboronic acid (PBA) derivatives are known to form reversible complexes with polyols, including sugars. This unique chemistry has provided many useful molecular bases for analytical and therapeutic applications. This mini-review highlights some new aspects of related research efforts with a special focus on the interaction with sialic acid as a new class of molecular targets and other PBA-based strategies for drug delivery applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanjoh
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001897:Boronic Acids; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; C010686:benzeneboronic acid