These latest findings, published in Molecular Pharmaceutics, a journal of the American Chemical Society, report on the structure - activity relationship (SAR) of the hydroxyl group within the agent's lactone ring. (sciencedaily.com)
«We're trying to further understand oleocanthal's mechanism and maybe eventually try to find compounds that can work in the same way for drug development,» says Amal K. Kaddoumi, an assistant professor of pharmaceutics at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and one of the paper's authors. (scientificamerican.com)
In addition, «for the last 50 years we have manufactured tablets in factories and shipped them to hospitals and for the first time this process means we can produce tablets much closer to the patient,» Dr. Mohamed Albed Alhnan, a lecturer in pharmaceutics at the University of Central Lancashire, told the BBC. (entrepreneur.com)