A potent inhibitor of calcium release-activated calcium channels in lymphocytes (IC₅₀ = 100 nM); also inhibits lung IL-4 and CysLT generation in animal models of asthma.

A selective, cell-permeable, reversible inhibitor of MKLP-2 (IC50s = 0.83-1.35 μM); treatment with 10-50 μM results in binucleated cells, perturbing relocation of Aurora B kinase and survivin to the central spindle in anaphase cells without affecting microtubule polymerization.

A selective inhibitor of Δ6 desaturase (IC50 = 0.2 µM in a rat liver microsomal assay) that completely blocks the conversion of linoleic acid to AA; orally active in vivo, decreasing edema in the carrageenan paw edema model in mice.

A mycotoxin produced by A. ochraceus, A. carbonarius, and P. verrucosum that is commonly found as a food contaminant (Tolerable Weekly Intake = 100 ng/kg body weight per day); triggers nephropathy, induces renal adenomas, and initiates skin tumors through events involving oxidative stress,…

A Bcr-Abl kinase inhibitor (IC₅₀ = 5.8 nM) that is 25- to 55-fold more potent than imatinib in vitro and ≥10-fold more potent in vivo; inhibits 12 out of the 13 most frequent imatinib-resistant Bcr-Abl point mutations, but not the T315I mutation; also targets the Src family kinase Lyn…

A potent inhibitor of GSK-3β (IC₅₀ = 22 nM), preventing tau phosphorylation both in vitro and in vivo.

L-Arginine serves as a common substrate for both NOS and arginase in the cell. NOS catalyzes the oxidation of arginine to citrulline and NO with Nω-hydroxy-L-arginine (NOHA) formed as an intermediate. Arginase, on the other hand, catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine into urea and L-ornithine.…

Linolein hydroperoxides are a mixture of 132 possible isomers of mono-, di-, and tri-hydroperoxides produced from the autoxidation of trilinolein. Autoxidation of linoleic acid containing triglycerides (for example, trilinolein) in vivo could result in the formation of these hydroperoxides. Unlike…

A small molecule inhibitor of tankyrase 1 and 2 (IC₅₀ = 11 and 4 nM, respectively); increases the protein levels of the axin-GSK3β complex and promotes the degradation of β-catenin; inhibits colony formation of APC-deficient colorectal cancer cells at 0.33 µM.

Selectively inhibits MEK1/2; potently inhibits growth and survival of human INA-6 multiple myeloma cells and cytokine-induced osteoclast differentiation (IC50s = 10 and 18.2 nM, respectively); 30 mg/kg reduced tumor growth significantly in mice bearing H929 MM xenografts.

K252c is a cell-permeable PKC inhibitor (IC₅₀s = 2.45 and 25.7 µM for PKC and PKA, respectively). It induces apoptosis in human chronic myelogenous leukemia cancer cells. In human foreskin fibroblast cells, it reduces focus formation induced by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains…

A major oxysterol formed from cholesterol by CYP3A4/5; used as a marker for CYP3A4/5 activity.

An ATP-competitive inhibitor of p38 MAPK isoform p38α (IC₅₀s = 5 nM) and p38β (97% inhibition at 1 µM); has little effect on a range of other kinases, including p38γ and p38δ; blocks the phosphorylation of HSP27, a p38 MAPK substrate, in response to…

An inhibitor of class III receptor tyrosine kinases (IC₅₀s = 0.3 µM for c-Fms, c-Kit, ITD-FLT3 and 1 µM for PDGFRβ); blocks the proliferation of leukemia cells stimulated with FLT3 ligand by preventing the activation of STAT5.

A purine derivative that reversibly antagonizes aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling (IC₅₀ = 127 nM in CD34+ cells); induces a 50-fold increase in human embryonic stem cells expressing CD34 (EC₅₀ = 120 nM) and a 17-fold increase in stem cells that retain the ability to engraft…

A highly selective inhibitor of PLD1 (IC50 = 3.7 nM) versus PLD2 (IC50 = 6.4 μM).

An active metabolite of propranolol, inhibiting β1- and β2-adrenergic receptors with KD values of 2.4 and 5.8 nM, respectively; comparable to propranolol in potency in antagonizing the effects of isoprenaline on heart rate and blood pressure in cats and dogs.

A selective SIP1 agonist (EC₅₀ = 1.35 nM); activates S1P1-mediated p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation in CHO-K1 cells transfected with S1P1 (EC₅₀ = 46 nM); induces S1P1-dependent lymphopenia in mice, decreasing B and T cells by 65 and 85%, respectively, at 50 nM.

A benzimidazole analog that inhibits IKK-ε with an IC50 value of ~15.8 µM.

A small molecule inhibitor of DNA ligase IV that prevents nonhomologous end-joining by interfering with the ligase binding and activating apoptosis; inhibits cancer cell growth in vitro (IC₅₀s = 8-120 µM) and in mouse models when co-administered with double-strand break-inducing…

A non-selective bromodomain inhibitor that at 1 µM has been shown to accelerate FRAP recovery of BRD4 and CREBBP bromodomains in HeLa cells.

An alkaloid metabolite of nicotine as well as a major product of its pyrolysis; binds comparably to CYP2A6 and CYP2A13 (Kis = 7.5 and 5.6 µM, respectively), but appears to more effectively inactivate CYP2A6.

A cell-permeable AM ester of the fluorescent calcium indicator fluo-3.

A selective inhibitor of PAD4 (IC₅₀ = 200 nM in the absence of calicum); inhibits the citrullination of PAD4 target proteins and diminishes NET formation in mouse neutrophils.

Ro 3-1314 is an inhibitor of both COX and lipoxygenase. Ro 3-1314 inhibits ram seminal vesicle COX with a Ki of 0.6 µM. It is a more effective inhibitor of COX-1 than of 15-LO, inhibiting 95% and 68%, respectively, of these enzymatic activities when used at a concentration of 48 µM.

8-iso PGF2β is an isomer of PGF2α with a non-enzymatic, non-cyclooxygenase origin. It is one of 64 possible isomers of PGF2α which can be produced by free radical peroxidation of arachidonic acid. 8-iso PGF2β exhibits very weak contraction of human umbilical vein artery and…

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…

A non-reducing inhibitor of 5-LO that shows selectivity for 5-LO over 12-LO or COX; inhibits topoisomerase II activity and arrests cell cycling or induces apoptosis in cancer cells.

β-Gal-NONOate is a nitric oxide (NO) donor which releases NO following activation by β-galactosidase. β-Gal-NONOate is stabile in aqueous solution at neutral and acidic pH for several hours, exhibits good water solubility, and is able to cross the cell membrane. Following enzymatic…

11-keto-β-Boswellic acid is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene isolated from the gum resin exudate from the stem of the tree B. serrata (frankincense). Boswellic acids are specific, non-redox inhibitors of leukotriene synthesis via 5-lipoxygenase that demonstrate anti-inflammatory…

An internal standard for the quantification of (±)-β-hydroxybutyrate (sodium salt) by GC- or LC-MS.

An internal standard for the quantification of 17β-estradiol by GC- or LC-MS.