Beta secretase enzyme, molecular model. The enzyme (depicted by an electron density cloud, grey) is bound to an inhibitor molecule (coloured, see C015
Beta secretase enzyme, molecular model. The enzyme (depicted by an electron density cloud, grey) is bound to an inhibitor molecule (coloured, see C015/1977). This enzyme, of the type known as aspartic-acid protease, is also known as beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE-1). It is a transmembrane protein that is thought to play a role in Alzheimer's disease through the build up of amyloid plaques in the brain. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme may help slow the progress of the disease.
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