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Boronate-based bioactive compounds activated by peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Boronates react directly and stoichiometrically with peroxynitrite and hydrogen peroxide. For this reason, boronates have been widely used as peroxynitrite- and hydrogen peroxide-sensitive moieties in various donors of bioactive compounds. So far, numerous boronate-based prodrugs and theranostics have been developed, characterized, and used in biological research. Here, the kinetic aspects of their activation are discussed, and the potential benefits of modifying their original structure with a boronic or boronobenzyl moiety are described.

Source: Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry

DOI: 10.1016/j.rbc.2024.100040