USE OF HETEROCYCLIC CARBALDEHYDE DERIVATIVES AGAINST SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

The invention provides compounds for the treatment of sickle-cell disease. In particular, the invention provides 5-membered heterocyclic anti-sickling agents that are highly effective and nontoxic, and methods for their use. The compounds include analogues and derivatives of naturally occurring 5-hy...

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Hauptverfasser: SAMUEL NOKURI, RICHMOND DANSO-DANQUAH, MARTIN K. SAFO, FAIK N. MUSAYEV, GAJANAN S. JOSHI, DONALD J. ABRAHAM, JAMES C. BURNETT
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides compounds for the treatment of sickle-cell disease. In particular, the invention provides 5-membered heterocyclic anti-sickling agents that are highly effective and nontoxic, and methods for their use. The compounds include analogues and derivatives of naturally occurring 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfuraldehyde, 5-Ethyl-2-furfuraldehyde, 5-Methyl-2furfuraldehyde, and 2-furfuraldehyde, and prodrug forms of the compound.