Biologically Active Small Molecules
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Docosahexaenoic Acid-d5
Cayman ChemicalAn internal standard for the quantification of DHA by GC- or LC-MS.
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4-Nitrophenyl ß-D-Cellotrioside
Cayman ChemicalA chromogenic substrate for endoglucanases and cellobiohydrolases.
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Abacavir Sulfate
LKT LabsGuanosine analog and inhibitor of RT, guanylyl cyclase, and telomerase used to treat HIV infection. Grade: ≥98%
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Actinomycin
LKT LabsActinomycin D is a polypeptide antibiotic produced from Streptomyces; it exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic activity but does not display antibacterial benefit. Actinomycin D is clinically used to treat various cancers and is one component of the VAC chemotherapy regimen. Actinomycin D binds DNA,…
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PHA-767491
Cayman ChemicalAn inhibitor of Cdc7 kinase (IC50 = 10 nM) as well as Cdk9, (IC50 = 34 nM); induces apoptotic cell death in multiple cancer cell types at 10 µM.
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L-Ascorbic Acid
Cayman ChemicalA naturally occurring electron donor for eight different enzymes, including those related to collagen hydroxylation, carnitine synthesis (which aids in the generation of ATP), norepinephrine synthesis, tyrosine metabolism, and amidating peptides.
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Oenin
Cayman ChemicalA natural anthocyanin that has neuroprotective effects, reducing amyloid β-induced cytotoxicity in Neuro-2A cells; stimulates autophagy in U2OS cells.
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Isradipine
Cayman ChemicalA selective L-type calcium channel blocker with long-acting antihypertensive activity; relaxes depolarization-induced contractions of rabbit aorta (EC50 = 1.4 nM) and reduces the rate of spontaneously beating guinea pig right atria (EC25 = 0.45 nM); attenuates β-amyloid…
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Cisplatin
Cayman ChemicalA platinum-containing compound that acts as an alkylating agent; used alone or in combination therapy in the treatment of several types of cancer; inhibits the RecA recombinase of M. tuberculosis (IC50 = 2 µM), blocking protein splicing and cell growth.
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Ionomycin (calcium salt)
Cayman ChemicalA selective calcium ionophore that mobilizes intracellular calcium stores. It is used as a research tool to raise the intracellular level of calcium, to study calcium transport across biological membranes, and to stimulate the intracellular production of cytokines.
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Aceclofenac
LKT LabsAceclofenac is a diclofenac analog that exhibits anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities. Aceclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that somewhat selectively inhibits COX-2; it is clinically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis.…
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Nitrendipine
Cayman ChemicalA dihydropyridine used as an antihypertensive agent due to its ability to block L-type and T-type calcium channels; also binds to adenosine A1, A2A, and A3 receptors with Ki values of 8.96, 23.0, and 8.3 µM, respectively.
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Cholesterol
LKT LabsCholesterol is a sterol component of animal cell membranes that is required for membrane fluidity. Cholesterol is also the precursor to most steroid hormones, bile acids, and vitamin D compounds. Additionally, cholesterol is involved in vesicular transport and nerve conduction, and shows some…
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5-Octyl-a-ketoglutarate
Cayman ChemicalA stable, cell-permeable molecule that generates free α-ketoglutarate upon hydrolysis by cytoplasmic esterases; used in experiments to increase levels of intracellular α-ketoglutarate and modulate a variety of enzymes, particularly in the context of glycolysis, hypoxia, and cancer.
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Bifonazole
LKT LabsBifonazole is an imidazole antifungal that also exhibits anticancer activity. Bifonazole inhibits calmodulin, HMG-CoA reductase, and 14-a demethylase in fungi such as dermatophytes. Bifonazole also decreases cell viability and induces Ca2+-dependent apoptosis in prostate cancer cells and melanoma cells.
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Aminopterin
LKT LabsAminopterin is a folic acid analog and derivative of pterin; it is very similar to methotrexate in structure. Aminopterin exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressive activities. Like other folic acid analogs, aminopterin inhibits dihydrofolate reductase, depleting nucleotide pools…
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C59
LKT LabsC59 is a PORCN inhibitor that exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic activity, inhibiting the progression of mammary tumors in vivo by downregulating Wnt signaling. Grade: ≥98%
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(±)-Jasmonic Acid methyl ester
Cayman ChemicalA mixture of trans (3R/7R and 3S/7S) isomers; induces the synthesis of proteinase inhibitors in plant leaves; in cancer cells, suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis; inhibits hexokinase that is bound to mitochondria; methyl jasmonate derivatives also have potential as anti-inflammatory agents.
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Losartan Carboxylic Acid
Cayman ChemicalA physiologically active metabolite of losartan; a potent AT1 antagonist (Kis = 0.57 and 0.67 nM for rat and human forms, respectively), producing a depressor response and vasodilatation.
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Ionomycin
Cayman ChemicalA selective calcium ionophore that mobilizes intracellular calcium stores. It is used as a research tool to raise the intracellular level of calcium, to study calcium transport across biological membranes, and to stimulate the intracellular production of cytokines.
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ß-Amyloid Peptide (1-40), rat
LKT LabsAmyloid-ß (Aß) is a peptide cleavage product of amyloid precursor protein (APP) that is often used as a biomarker in Alzheimer’s disease. Misfolded Aß oligomers instigate conformation changes in other, normally folded Aß oligomers, increasing the number of misfolded proteins and eventually forming…
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Oleoyl Serotonin
Cayman ChemicalA hybrid molecule patterned after N-arachidonoyl serotonin; inhibits capsaicin-induced TRPV1 channel activation (IC50 = 2.57 μM) without blocking FAAH-mediated hydrolysis of arachidonoyl ethanolamine (IC50 > 50 μM).
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PD 153035 (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA highly potent, reversible inhibitor of the EGFR (Ki = 5.2 pM; IC50 = 29 pM); rapidly suppresses autophosphorylation of EGFR in ?broblasts and human epidermoid carcinoma cells.
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Acivicin
Cayman ChemicalA glutamine analog that irreversibly inhibits glutamine-dependent amidotransferases involved in nucleotide and amino acid biosynthesis (Kis = 10 and 560 μM for anthranilate synthase and glutamate synthase, respectively); reversibly inhibits γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.
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U-18666A
Cayman ChemicalA cell permeable drug that inhibits cholesterol trafficking from late endosomes/lysosomes to the ER, but not to the plasma membrane.
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KC7F2
Cayman ChemicalAn inhibitor of HIF-1α protein translation; suppresses phosphorylation of two key regulators of protein synthesis, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4EBP1) and p70 S6 kinase; cytotoxic to a variety of cancer cell lines with an IC50 value of 15-25 µM.
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Clodronate Disodium Tetrahydrate
LKT LabsClodronate is a first-generation non-nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate that is used clinically for its anti-resorptive activity. Clodronate generates formation of a non-hydrolysable ß-? ATP analog that inhibits mitochondrial ADP/ATP translocase and prevents mitochondrial oxygen consumption…
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Lenalidomide
Cayman ChemicalAn analog of thalidomide that, at 10 μM, alters gene expression and cell viability in a range of cancer cell lines; induces proliferation and enhances the functional capacity of T-lymphocytes, amplifying co-stimulatory signaling pathways.
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Ketoprofen
Cayman ChemicalA non-selective NSAID exhibiting IC50 values of 0.5 and 2.33 µM for human recombinant COX-1 and COX-2, respectively.
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N-(4-Carbethoxyphenyl)retinamide
LKT LabsN-(4-Carbethoxyphenyl)retinamide is a retinoid that exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive activities. This compound inhibits development of stomach and oral cancers in vivo and shows some benefit in the treatment of dysplasias. Additionally, this compound induces differentiation…
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Aflatoxin G1
LKT LabsAflatoxins are mycotoxins found in foods and livestock feeds that were initially produced by species of Aspergillus. Aflatoxin G1 is cytotoxic; it inhibits DNA synthesis and induces cell cycle arrest.