Copper Binding to Amyloid-β Peptides
Résumé
Dr. Christelle Hureau, University of Toulouse, France, talks to Dr. Arlette Itken-Fuder, Senior Associate Editor of the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, about her article on the binding of copper(II) to amyloid-β peptides. The peptide is highly relevant to research on Alzheimer’s disease. In her microreview, Dr. Hureau describes the effects of different forms of the peptide on the Cu(II) binding site and affinity. She also looks at the production of reactive oxygen species and the aggregation of peptides.
