[extropy-chat] Buckyballs to the rescue- novel drug discovery

[Extropian Agroforestry Ventures Inc.]

Buckyballs (the 60 carbon variety ), formerly a curiosity of alchemy
may be Merk's new source of
a vast multitude of bio-actives and drugs.  Pg 19, 20 of Dec 2003
Pharmaceutical Tchnology reports:

C sixty and Merk have developed a very powerful and though  the full
nature of the molecules being presented for future commericalization are
undisclosed  , they are being pictured as targetable, re-usable
antioxidants.   C-60  buckyballs are quite stable. As well because of
their structure may be tagged with a considerable number of secondary
functional groups.  As well, like the 1/2 a chlorphyll  type of
manganese chelates family of SOD mimetics they may be seeded with one or
more metal/alloy  cores.  Buckyballs  are exotic, difficult to produce
in quantity  and without a natural
counterpart.

Merk was lagging behind in releasing new blockbuster drugs so as many
times happens, adversity leads to innovation.

Don't know if this is old news?

"Pharmer Mo"