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Function and regeneration of switch proteins impaired
Bochum and Wuppertal-based researchers study effects on
enzymes
Bisphenol A impairs the function of proteins that are vital
for growth processes in cells. This finding has been reported by researchers
from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The
substance, short BPA, is contained in many plastic products and is suspected of
being hazardous to health. To date, it had been assumed that bisphenol A
produces a harmful effect by binding to hormone receptors. The chemist and
biochemist team has discovered that the substance also affects the so-called
small GTPases. They published their findings in the “Journal of Medicinal
Chemistry”.