Metal-based Medicine Could Treat Diseases In The Body

... Designer molecules that combine metals such as copper with natural organic materials could one day attack viruses in the body and treat a wide range of diseases. That''s the finding of chemists at Ohio State University, who have successfully tested such molecules against portions of HIV and Hepatitis C virus RNA in the laboratory. They''ve also created molecules that act like ACE, or angiotensin-converting enzyme, inhibitors -- drugs that are used to lower blood pressure. ...