Flavins and flavoproteins: applications in medicine.
The potential of flavoproteins as targets of pharmacological treatments is immense. In this review we present an overview of the current research progress on medical interventions based on flavoproteins with a special emphasis on cancer, infectious diseases, and neurological disorders.
Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Esther
E
Jortzik
Lihui
L
Wang
Jipeng
J
Ma
Katja
K
Becker
D000818:Animals; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005415:Flavins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005420:Flavoproteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005415:Flavins; D005420:Flavoproteins