Adipokinetic hormone is a neuropeptide hormone found in insects that is involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms. Adipokinetic hormone also increases activity of peptidase, lipase, amylase, and polygalacturonase in the salivary glands. In brain samples treated with H2O2, this peptide…

Catechin is a flavanol originally found in Camilla and other plant sources; it exhibits antioxidative, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-ulcerative, neuroprotective, neuromodulatory, anticancer chemotherapeutic, and chemopreventive activities. Catechin increases life span in Caenorhabditis…

3-Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (3-BHA) is one component of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA). This compound is commonly used as a food additive; it exhibits antioxidative and anticancer activities. In leukemia cells, 3-BHA decreases the mitochondrial membrane potential, inhibits mitochondrial oxidative…

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins found in foods and livestock feeds that were initially produced by species of Aspergillus. Aflatoxin B1 is the most cytotoxic of all aflatoxins; it inhibits DNA synthesis and induces cell cycle arrest.

Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is an endogenous prodrug of calcifediol; cholecalciferol is synthesized in the skin under UV-B exposure. Cholecalciferol supplements are occasionally used to prevent bone loss. D vitamins commonly exhibit anti-osteoporotic, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and…

This peptide is a protease substrate that is used to measure protease activity in vitro. This peptide can bind to serine proteases such as cathepsins. Grade: ≥98%

Chlorpheniramine is a first generation alkylamine antihistamine that inhibits H1 histamine receptors, serotonin transporters (SERT), and norepinephrine transporters (NET); it exhibits anti-allergic and antidepressant activities. Chlorpheniramine is clinically used to treat allergic rhinitis and…

Amitriptyline exhibits antidepressant, antipsychotic, analgesic, and antinociceptive activities; it acts as an antagonist at 5-HT2A/2C/6/7 receptors, M1-5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs), H1/4 histamine receptors, a1-adrenergic receptors, and also on the serotonin transporter (SERT) and…

Actinomycin 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,…

Caffeic acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid found in coffee, argan oil, Eucaplyptus, Salvinia, and Phellinus; it exhibits antioxidative, anti-diabetic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-metastatic, and anticancer activities. Caffeic acid inhibits activity of a-amylase and a-glucosidase. This compound…

ß-Casomorphin is a peptide fragment of casein that exhibits antioxidative and anti-fibrotic activities. In vivo, ß-casomorphin improves high glucose-induced changes in oxidative enzyme secretion and activity. ß-Casomorphin also decreases urinary glucose and protein levels as well as serum creatine…

Apramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic originally produced by Streptomyces. Apramycin is clinically used in veterinary medicine. This compound binds 16S rRNA of the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, causing conformational changes in CA and GA base pairs and inhibiting RNA translocation.

Cembrenediols are diterpenes originally found in Anisomeles. These compounds exhibit antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium and antifungal activity against Colletotrichum. Grade: ≥98%

Bromhexine is a synthetic derivative of vasicine that exhibits mucolytic and antioxidative activities. Bromhexine increases production of serous mucus, decreases mucus viscosity, and helps cilia transport mucus out of the lungs. Bromhexine is clinically used to treat respiratory disorders…

Allicin is an thiocyanate found in garlic; it exhibits a wide variety of properties, including anticancer, antioxidative, antihypertensive, anti-arrhythmic, anti-parasitic, and anti-diabetic activities. In vitro, allicin binds cellular nucleic acid, primarily nitrogenous bases and phosphate…

Ampicillin is a ß-lactam antibiotic that displays antibacterial efficacy against both gram negative and gram positive bacteria. Ampicillin inhibits transpeptidase, preventing bacterial cell wall formation.

Bicuculline is a neuromodulatory GABA-A receptor antagonist used to study regional variation of GABA receptors and the role of GABA-A receptors in motor disorders, pain, seizure, nociception, anxiety, and memory. Through its inhibition of GABA-A receptors, bicuculline potentiates activation at NMDA…

Chemopreventive. It inhibits cell proliferation in colorectal cancer cells and suppresses MAM acetate-induced carcinogenesis in vivo.

Altretamine is an anticancer chemotherapeutic agent that binds DNA at guanine and cytosine residues, forming DNA adducts. This alkylating agent is also metabolized to formaldehyde. Altretamine is clinically used to treat ovarian cancer.

Ambroxol is a bronchial expectorant that also exhibits antioxidative activity. Ambroxol stimulates the ciliary beat frequency and increases mucous secretion in the lung and trachea. In clinical settings, ambroxol increases levels of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase, decreasing oxidative stress…

CH5132799 is an inhibitor of PI3K that is somewhat selective for p110a isoforms. This compound exhibits anticancer chemotherapeutic activity, inhibiting cell proliferation and tumor growth in breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, and endometrial cancer models.

Amikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that exhibits antibacterial efficacy against gram negative bacteria. Amikacin binds the 30S ribosomal subunit, preventing translation. Grade: ≥98%

Clodronate 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…

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is an endogenous neuropeptide that exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-resorptive, anxiogenic, neuroprotective, and pro-angiogenic activities. In animal models of livery injury, CGRP displays protective benefit, decreasing pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. CGRP…

Benztropine is an inhibitor of the dopamine transporter (DAT); it potentiates dopamine overflow in rat brain slices.

Bleomycin A5 is an anticancer chemotherapeutic that binds DNA and induces DNA cleavage and strand breaks; it is highly toxic. Bleomycin is clinically used to treat lymphomas, squamous cell carcinomas, and testicular cancer. Additionally, this compound induces apoptosis, alters cell cycle…

Calcitonin is an endogenous neuropeptide that exhibits pro-oncogenic, anti-osteoarthritic, and anti-resorptive activities. Calcitonin induces activation of NF-?B, upregulating expression and activity of fibronectin, MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 and increasing cell growth in osteosarcoma cells. When…

A grasshopper neuropeptide from a family of arthropod hormones and neuroregulators, found in Locusta migratoria.

Albendazole is a benzimidazole compound that exhibits anti-parasitic and anticancer chemotherapeutic activities. Albendazole displays anti-helminthic benefit in the treatment of worm infections in humans and animals. Albendazole also displays antimitotic properties, binding the colchicine site of…

Bitertanol is an antifungal pesticide; it acts as a demethylation inhibitor, preventing sterol biosynthesis and disrupting membrane function. Bitertanol increases glutathione-S-transferase activity in the liver of rats, displaying potential antioxidative activity. Additionally, bitertanol alters…

Cholesterol 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…

Bongkrekic acid is an antioxidative compound that inhibits mitochondrial respiration by preventing the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT); it suppresses transport of ADP/ATP across the mitochondrial inner membrane, decreasing oxidative stress. Grade: ≥98%