Strategies toward Metal‐Free Carbon Monoxide Prodrugs: An Update
Qingqiang Min, Xingyue Ji
Abstract
Carbon monoxide is an important gasotransmitter in mammals, with pleiotropic therapeutic potential against a wide range of human diseases. However, clinical translation of CO is severely hampered by the lack of a reliable CO delivery form. The development of metal-free CO prodrugs is the key to resolving such delivery issues. Over the past three years, some new exciting progress has been made in this field. In this review, we highlight these advances and discuss related issues.
Topics & Concepts
ProdrugCarbon monoxideNanotechnologyComputational biologyChemistryMedicineBiochemical engineeringEngineering ethicsRisk analysis (engineering)PharmacologyBiologyMaterials scienceEngineeringBiochemistryCatalysisHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideHemoglobin structure and functionNeonatal Health and Biochemistry