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NEW COMPOUNDS: Imprinted Polymers Remove Toxins.

Drug Discovery & Technology News

| July 01, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 BCC Research. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Molecular imprinted" polymers (MIPs) were found to selectively bind to toxins linked to the onset of heart disease and several major cancers, raising hopes that these diseases might be prevented through the use of safe, nonabsorbable pills, according to research presented recently at The Society for Molecular Printing MIP 2000 International Workshop. The polymers were developed by Semorex Inc. (Jerusalem, Israel) in cooperation with scientists at The Hebrew University School of Pharmacy (Jerusalem, Israel) and Heinrich Heine University (Dusseldorf, Germany).

MIPs are 'smart-drugs' programmed to selectively recognize the size, shape, charge, and functional groups of …

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