Exploration of icariin analog structure space reveals key features driving potent inhibition of human phosphodiesterase-5

The natural product icariin inhibits human phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) and represents a unique pharmacophore for treating erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, and other diseases. In this study, we explore the available icariin-derived chemical scaffolds through medicinal chemistry to develop...

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Main Authors: Chan, Yasmin (Author), Li, Fu-Shuang (Author), Levsh, Olesya (Author), Weng, Jing-Ke (Author)
Other Authors: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-29T16:45:49Z.
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