Directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone: a pathway to promising AKR1C inhibitors via docking and biological studies

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Directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone leads to the development of promising AKR1C inhibitors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Erzsébet Mernyák; Marija Gjorgoška; Maša Sinreih; Aljaž Kotnik; Zala Zanoškar; Ajda Godec; Marko Jukič; Urban Bren; Rebeka Ignácz; Kornél Szőri; Zoltán Kele; Attila Hunyadi; Tea Lanišnik Rižner

doi:10.1039/d5ra08903d

January 1, 2026RSC AdvancesOpen Access

Directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone: a pathway to promising AKR1C inhibitors via docking and biological studies

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Key Points

The aim is to explore the directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone to develop potential inhibitors for AKR1C isoenzymes.
Conducted molecular docking studies to identify binding affinities of compounds.
Performed biological assays to test the efficacy of AKR1C inhibitors.
Analyzed the modulation of steroid hormone availability.
Identified novel compounds with significant inhibitory activity against AKR1C isoenzymes.
Demonstrated effective modulation of steroid hormone signaling pathways.

Implication

Demonstrates the potential of directed C–H activation to develop AKR1C inhibitors, suggesting new pathways for hormone regulation.

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Mernyák et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d824ec16d51705d2ec9e https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ra08903d

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Directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone: a pathway to promising AKR1C inhibitors via docking and biological studies

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Directed C–H activation of 13α-estrone: a pathway to promising AKR1C inhibitors via docking and biological studies

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