PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 33610557-3 2021 Here we test the effects of Brazilin on both seeded and unseeded alpha-syn fibril formation and show that the natural polyphenol inhibits fibrillogenesis of alpha-syn by a unique mechanism that alters conformational equilibria in two separate points of the assembly mechanism: Brazilin preserves the natively unfolded state of alpha-syn by specifically binding to the compact conformation of the alpha-syn monomer. Polyphenols 118-128 synuclein alpha Homo sapiens 157-166 33610557-3 2021 Here we test the effects of Brazilin on both seeded and unseeded alpha-syn fibril formation and show that the natural polyphenol inhibits fibrillogenesis of alpha-syn by a unique mechanism that alters conformational equilibria in two separate points of the assembly mechanism: Brazilin preserves the natively unfolded state of alpha-syn by specifically binding to the compact conformation of the alpha-syn monomer. Polyphenols 118-128 synuclein alpha Homo sapiens 157-166 33610557-3 2021 Here we test the effects of Brazilin on both seeded and unseeded alpha-syn fibril formation and show that the natural polyphenol inhibits fibrillogenesis of alpha-syn by a unique mechanism that alters conformational equilibria in two separate points of the assembly mechanism: Brazilin preserves the natively unfolded state of alpha-syn by specifically binding to the compact conformation of the alpha-syn monomer. Polyphenols 118-128 synuclein alpha Homo sapiens 157-166