Protein Information

Name alpha synuclein
Synonyms Alpha synuclein; PARK4; PD1; NACP; Non A beta component of AD amyloid; Non A4 component of amyloid; Non A4 component of amyloid precursor; PARK 1…

Compound Information

Name nicotine
CAS

Reference List

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19013262 Hong DP, Fink AL, Uversky VN: Smoking and Parkinson's disease: does nicotine affect alpha-synuclein fibrillation?. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009 Feb;1794(2):282-90. Epub 2008 Oct 25.

We show that nicotine and hydroquinone inhibit alpha-synuclein fibril formation in a concentration-dependent manner, with nicotine being more effective.
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19075704 Ono K, Hirohata M, Yamada M: Alpha-synuclein assembly as a therapeutic target of Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Curr Pharm Des. 2008;14(30):3247-66.

Recently, various compounds such as curcumin, nicotine and wine-related polyphenols have been reported to inhibit the formation of falphaS, and to destabilize preformed falphaS at pH 7.5 at 37 degrees C in vitro.
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