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Article: Firm seeks to control Jekyll and Hyde molecule.(Medinox Inc's drug for controlling nitric oxide)
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- December 21, 1998
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Nitric Oxide: Too Much In Body Causes Disease
Nitric oxide - the human body needs it in small doses, but too much can cause debilitating diseases.
The small molecule is so complex, it's called the "Jekyll and Hyde" molecule by the head of UCSD's nephrology department.
However, a local pharmaceutical company believes its arsenal of "neutralizing sponges" will provide the answer to combating some of the inflammatory diseases caused by excessive nitric oxide production in the body.
At Medinox, Inc., a San Diego-based company, scientists are working to reverse the negative effects of the pernicious gas in the human body. It's a tricky ...