Ionophoric polyphenols selectively bind Cu2+, display potent antioxidant and anti-amyloidogenic properties, and are non-toxic toward Tetrahymena thermophila

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2016.06.012

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting more than 28 million people in the world. Only symptomatic treatments are currently available. Anticipated tri-fold increase of AD incidence in the next 50 years has established the ne