N-Alkyl Carbazole Derivatives as New Tools for Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Studies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Molecular Docking Simulation
2.2. Biology
3. Experimental
3.1. Modeling
3.2. Cell Culture and Treatments
3.3. Aβ ELISA
3.4. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Saturnino, C.; Iacopetta, D.; Sinicropi, M.S.; Rosano, C.; Caruso, A.; Caporale, A.; Marra, N.; Marengo, B.; Pronzato, M.A.; Parisi, O.I.; et al. N-Alkyl Carbazole Derivatives as New Tools for Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Studies. Molecules 2014, 19, 9307-9317. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules19079307
Saturnino C, Iacopetta D, Sinicropi MS, Rosano C, Caruso A, Caporale A, Marra N, Marengo B, Pronzato MA, Parisi OI, et al. N-Alkyl Carbazole Derivatives as New Tools for Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Studies. Molecules. 2014; 19(7):9307-9317. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules19079307
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaturnino, Carmela, Domenico Iacopetta, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Camillo Rosano, Anna Caruso, Angelamaria Caporale, Nancy Marra, Barbara Marengo, Maria Adelaide Pronzato, Ortensia Ilaria Parisi, and et al. 2014. "N-Alkyl Carbazole Derivatives as New Tools for Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Studies" Molecules 19, no. 7: 9307-9317. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules19079307