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Molecular features of biguanides required for targeting of mitochondrial respiratory complex I and activation of AMP-kinase

BACKGROUND: The biguanides are a family of drugs with diverse clinical applications. Metformin, a widely used anti-hyperglycemic biguanide, suppresses mitochondrial respiration by inhibiting respiratory complex I. Phenformin, a related anti-hyperglycemic biguanide, also inhibits respiration, but pro...

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Autores principales: Bridges, Hannah R., Sirviö, Ville A., Agip, Ahmed-Noor A., Hirst, Judy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27506389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-016-0287-9