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<StructureSection load='3nt1' size='350' side='right' caption=COX-2 Naproxen Complex ([[3nt1]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='3nt1' size='350' side='right' caption='COX-2 Naproxen Complex ([[3nt1]])' scene=''> | ||
[[Naproxen]] '''Sodium''' is a '''nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug''' ('''NSAID''') that can be prescribed to relieve [[inflammation]], stiffness, tenderness, or pain that can be caused by:<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000526/</ref> | [[Naproxen]] '''Sodium''' is a '''nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug''' ('''NSAID''') that can be prescribed to relieve [[inflammation]], stiffness, tenderness, or pain that can be caused by:<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000526/</ref> | ||
*Osteoarthritis | *Osteoarthritis | ||
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While how naproxen binds to COX-2 was | While how naproxen binds to COX-2 was discovered in September of 2010, no breakthroughs have yet been make as to how or why naproxen binding inhibits enzyme function. <scene name='42/420810/Binding_site/3'>Naproxen binding site</scene> ([[3nt1]]). | ||
[[Image:Mechanism naproxen.jpg]]<ref>http://www.pdb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=3NT1</ref> | [[Image:Mechanism naproxen.jpg]]<ref>http://www.pdb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=3NT1</ref> | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
For Additional Information, See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] | For Additional Information, See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
