A {Cd4Cl2O14} cluster functionalized sandwich-type tungstoarsenate as a conformation modulator for misfolding Aβ peptides†
Abstract
A nanoscale polyoxometalate {[H2dap]6[Cd4Cl2(B-α-AsW9O34)2]} based on a tetra-Cd cluster sandwiched by trivacant Keggin-type tungstoarsenate was successfully designed and synthesized. It can modulate the β-sheet-rich fibrils of Aβ peptides efficiently and thus inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species originating from these Aβ aggregates.