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== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
[[Image:Alendronate.gif]]<ref>Image from: http://pharmacy-and-drugs.com</ref> Alendronate is a | [[Image:Alendronate.gif]]<ref>Image from: http://pharmacy-and-drugs.com</ref> | ||
Alendronate is an aminobisphosphonate with a nonhydrolyzable P-C-P. | |||
== Target Protein == | == Target Proteins and Bone == | ||
Alendronate not only targets several proteins, but also directly binds to a bone mineral (hydroxyapatite), which causes the inhibition of bone resorption. The mechanism for this has not been elucidated.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20209564</ref>,<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16046206</ref> | |||
=== Protein-Tyrosine-Phosphatases (PTP) === | |||
Initial reports indicated that alendronate inhibited several types of PTPs, though specific mechanisms are not known. The data does suggest that alendronate works as an antagonist, which means that, when bound, the alendronate does not elicit a response from the protein but rather disallows the binding of an agonist which would cause a change (likely activating) in the protein.<ref>http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00630</ref>, <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8610169</ref>, <ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9310349</ref> | |||
=== Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (FPPS) === | |||
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FPPS is considered the main target protein of aminobisphosphonates (including alendronate). | |||
<scene name='Sandbox_59/Alen_in_secondary_struct/2'>Bound Alendronate</scene> | <scene name='Sandbox_59/Alen_in_secondary_struct/2'>Bound Alendronate</scene> | ||
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=== Natural Substrates === | ==== FPPS Natural Substrates ==== | ||
[[Image:IPP.png]]<ref>Image from: http://reference.findtarget.com</ref> | [[Image:IPP.png]]<ref>Image from: http://reference.findtarget.com</ref> | ||
