The relationship between the chemistry and biological activity of the bisphosphonates.

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The ability of bisphosphonates ((HO)(2)P(O)CR(1)R(2)P(O)(OH)(2)) to inhibit bone resorption has been known since the 1960s, but it is only recently that a detailed molecular understanding of the relationship between chemical structures and biological activity has begun to emerge. The early development of chemistry in this area was largely empirical and based on modifying R(2) groups in a variety of ways. Apart from the general ability of bisphosphonates to chelate Ca(2+) and thus target the c...

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Authors: Ebetino, F; Hogan, A; Sun, S; Tsoumpra, M; Duan, X

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Bone
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 20-33
• Publication date: 2011-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2011.03.774
• EISSN: 1873-2763
• ISSN: 8756-3282
• Language: English
• Keywords: Dimethylallyltranstransferase; Humans; Diphosphonates; Structure-Activity Relationship; Bone and Bones; Osteoclasts; Models, Biological; Animals