An old medicine as a new drug to prevent mitochondrial complex I from producing oxygen radicals.

<h4>Findings</h4>Here, we demonstrate that OP2113 (5-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione, CAS 532-11-6), synthesized and used as a drug since 1696, does not act as an unspecific antioxidant molecule (i.e., as a radical scavenger) but unexpectedly decreases mitochondrial reactive o...

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Main Authors: Dominique Detaille, Philippe Pasdois, Audrey Sémont, Pierre Dos Santos, Philippe Diolez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216385