Active metabolite of lactacystin, a widely used selective inhibitor of the 20S proteasome, with at least 10 times better activity; irreversibly alkylates subunit X of the 20S proteasome.

Bicyclo PGE2 is a stable, base-catalyzed transformation product of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto PGE2. 13,14-dihydro-15-keto PGE2 itself is a metabolite of PGE2 found in human plasma at a median level of 20-25 pg/ml. Due to the inherent instability of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto PGE2, it is advisable to quantify…

An internal standard for the quantification of PGF2α by GC- or LC-MS.

Misoprostol is a widely sold analog of PGE1 which has potent but relatively non-selective agonist activity with respect to the prostanoid EP receptor subgroup. Misoprostol has been used therapeutically for many years in humans for the treatment of gastric ulcer disease under the Searle tradename…

A potent and selective competitive antagonist of the EP1 receptor (Ki = 0.6 and 1.7 nM for human and mouse EP1, respectively); effectively reduces tumor incidence and multiplicity in mouse models of colon, breast, and oral cancer; suppresses pain and acid-induced HCO₃- secretion in the stomach.

A 9β-hydroxy isomer of 5-trans PGF2α.

A form of FAHFA in which oleic acid is esterified to 13-hydroxy stearic acid.

An analog of latanoprost in which the hydroxyl at C-15 is inverted relative to latanoprost; binds to the FP receptor in the cat iris sphincter muscle with an IC₅₀ value of 24 µM (tested as the free acid); potential impurity in latanoprost bulk drug preparations.

A potent and selective G9a HMTase inhibitor (IC50 = 6 nM; Ki = 63 pM); more than 40,000-fold selective for G9a over SET7/9, SET8, PRMT3, and JMJD2E.

A major urinary metabolite of PGE2 that is excreted in guinea pig urine at a concentration range of 1.34-2.74.

The primary metabolite of PGE2 in plasma which is formed through the 15-hydroxy PGDH pathway.

Contains four deuterium atoms at the 3', 3', 4', and 4' positions; is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of tafluprost by GC-or LC-mass spectrometry.

Enzymatically-derived PGE2 is an optically pure compound whereas PGE2 derived from the free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonate is a racemic mixture. Ent-PGE2 is the opposite enantiomer of PGE2. Significant amounts of racemic PGE2 (rac-PGE2) are generated in vitro and in vivo in settings…

15(R)-PGF2α is the C-15 epimer of the naturally occurring mammalian autacoid PGF2α. It has only 25% of the potency of PGF2α in hamster antifertility studies, which may be due to reduced affinity for FP receptors. Compared to PGF2α, 15(R)-PGF2α has a binding affinity of…

A potential metabolite of bimatoprost when administered to animals; potential minor impurity in commercial preparations of bimatoprost.

A competitive inhibitor of 15-hydroxy PGDH; acts as an agonist on most EP receptor subtypes (Kd d~ 1 nM for isolated EP2 receptors); preserves the self-renewal properties while preventing the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells during expansion in culture.

PGF2α-NEt is an analog of PGF2α in which the C-1 carboxyl group has been modified to an N-ethyl amide. PG esters have been shown to have ocular hypotensive activity. PG N-ethyl amides were recently introduced as alternative prostaglandin ocular hypotensive prodrugs. Although it has been…

15(S)-15-methyl PGE2 is a potent, metabolically stable analog of PGE2. It is a potent gastric antisecretory and antiulcer compound. 15(S)-15-methyl PGE2 binds to human myometrium with twice the affinity of PGE2 and is ten times more potent than PGE1 in contracting uterine smooth muscle.

A plant growth regulator that activates various signal transduction pathways with both growth promoting and inhibitory functions, perhaps in response to stress; initially synthesized as (+)7-epi jasmonic acid, a more active and biologically relevant form of the hormone, but quickly epimerizes to…

ApNA is one of several nitroaniline fatty acid amides which can be used to measure FAAH activity. FAAH is a relatively unselective enzyme in that it accepts a variety of amide head groups other than the ethanolamine of its nominal endogenous substrate AEA (Item No. 90050). It also will hydrolyze…

Prominent plasma metabolite of PGF2α in the 15-hydroxy PGDH pathway.

8-iso PGA1 is an isoprostane and a member in a large family of prostanoids of non-cyclooxygenase origin. It occurs as a common minor impurity in most commercial preparations of PGE1. The biological activity of 8-iso PGA1 has not been studied in depth or reported in the literature.

16,16-dimethyl PGF2β is a metabolically stable analog of PGF2β. It prevents bronchospasm in asthmatics but is less potent than PGE2.

AFC is a synthetic substrate for the isoprenylated protein methyltransferase (also known as S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase). Because it is able to serve as a substrate for the methyltransferase, it effectively functions as an inhibitor of methylation of endogenous isoprenylated proteins.

A FAHFA in which palmitic acid is esterified to 9-hydroxy palmitic acid.

A FAHFA in which oleic acid occurs at the 12-position on hydroxy stearic acid.

A dehydration product of tetranor-PGEM that can be measured as a surrogate for tetranor-PGEM levels in urine.

17-trans PGE3 is an isomer of PGE3 which could theoretically result from the COX metabolism of dietary trans-fatty acids. There are no published reports on the biological activity of this compound.

A synthetic analog of PGF2β.

A potential metabolite of 8-iso PGF2β via the 15-hydroxy PGDH pathway.

A metabolite of PGD2 via the 15-hydroxy PGDH pathway.

Unoprostone isopropyl ester (Rescula) is the clinically approved, prodrug form of unoprostone, which is a free acid analog of PGF2α. Both latanoprost and Rescula have been approved for the treatment of ocular hypertension. Both analogs of PGF2α are believed to act by increasing the rate…