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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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Salinomycin (sodium salt)
Cayman ChemicalAn antibacterial and coccidiostat compound that shows selective toxicity for HMLER breast cancer stem cells (IC50 = ~24 μM); 8 μM treatment of 4T1 and MCF-7-Ras breast cancer cell lines decreases cancer stem cell growth ~2-fold and ~3-fold, respectively; 5 mg/kg inhibits mammary…
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GSK2193874
Cayman ChemicalA potent, selective antagonist of TRPV4 channels, blocking the influx of calcium induced by the TRPV4 agonist GSK634775 with IC50 values of 2, 5, and 40 nM for rat, mouse, and human isoforms, respectively; effective in vivo, as it resolves pulmonary edema resulting from myocardial…
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XAV939
Cayman ChemicalA 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.
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Brevetoxin B
Cayman ChemicalA neurotoxin that binds to voltage-gated sodium channels (IC50 = 15 nM) on neurons at the neuromuscular junction, causing the channel to open irreversibly at potentials more negative than normal, discharging action potentials repetitively; ichthyotoxic at nanomolar concentrations.
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Diclofenac-d4
Cayman ChemicalIntended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of diclofenac by GC- or LC-MS.
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Azaperone
LKT LabsAzaperone is a butyrophenone tranquilizer that exhibits sedative activity through the inhibition of a-adrenergic receptors. Azaperone also inhibits dopamine receptors and histamine receptors; it also may display antiemetic, antipsychotic, antihistaminergic, and anticholinergic activities.
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Bupivacaine
Cayman ChemicalAn amino-amide anesthetic that binds to the intracellular portion of voltage-gated sodium channels and blocks sodium influx into nerve cells, preventing the generation of an action potential; inhibits the uptake of dopamine in striatal synaptosomes by 47% at 100 µM.
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KT195
Cayman ChemicalA selective inhibitor of ABHD6 (IC50 = 10 nM) with negligible activity against other serine hydrolases such as DAGLβ; used both as a probe to study ABHD6 and as a negative control for studies of DAGLβ.
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(+)-Etomoxir (sodium salt)
Cayman ChemicalAn irreversible inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, a mitochondrial enzyme involved in fatty acid β-oxidation (IC50 = 5-20 nM in rat liver); also acts as a direct agonist of PPARα.
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DPPH
Cayman ChemicalA cell-permeable, stable free radical that is commonly used to evaluate the ability of compounds to act as free radical scavengers or hydrogen donors and to measure the antioxidant activity of tissue extracts; followed by color change from purple (absorbance at 515-528 nm) to yellow.
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(S)-Naproxen
Cayman Chemical(S)-Naproxen is a non-selective COX inhibitor. The IC50 values for human recombinant COX-1 and -2 are 0.6-4.8 µM and 2.0-28.4 µM, respectively.
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Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
LKT LabsChlorpromazine is a phenothiazine that exhibits antipsychotic, antidepressant, anxiolytic, neuroprotective, and anticancer chemotherapeutic activities. Chlorpromazine inhibits D1/2/3/4 receptors, 5-HT1/2 receptors, a1/2-adrenergic receptors, and M1/2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs).…
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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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Cylindrospermopsin
Cayman ChemicalA cyanobacterial toxin that targets protein and glutathione synthesis in hepatocytes (IC50s = 1.3 and 2.4 µM, respectively), inhibits uridine monophosphate synthase complex activity (Ki = 10 µM), and induces DNA damage.
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Capsaicin, natural
LKT LabsCapsaicin is an agonist of transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channels that was originally found in peppers of the Capsicum genus. Capsaicin exhibits analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, and anticancer chemotherapeutic activity. Capsaicin also displays bronchoconstrictive activity…
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Genipin
Cayman ChemicalA protein cross-linking agent isolated from G. jasminoides Ellis; inhibits UCP2 activity; 5 µM genipin increases glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in isolated pancreatic islets chronically exposed to high levels of glucose; induces apoptosis in FaO rat hepatoma cells and human…
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Pargyline (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalPargyline is an irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO) that is used clinically to treat moderate hypertension. At 10 mg/kg iv, pargyline induces a moderate decrease of systolic blood pressure in unanaesthetized hypertensive rats but not normotensive WKR or Sprague-Daley rats. The…
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Riluzole (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA benzothiazole derivative with anti-excitotoxic effects that acts by blocking the presynaptic release of glutamate, indirectly antagonizing glutamate receptors, and inactivating neuronal voltage-gated Na+ channels (ED50 = 2.3 μM); suppresses glutamate-induced seizures in rats (ED50 =…
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Mecamylamine (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA noncompetitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist with preferential activity at the α3β4 subtype (IC50 = 90-640 nM) compared to α4β2, α3β2, and α7 subtypes (IC50s range from 1-7 μM).
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Carprofen
Cayman ChemicalAn NSAID commonly used in animals to combat pain and inflammation, particularly as associated with osteoarthritis; inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2 (IC50s = 22.3 and 3.9 µM, respectively) and also FAAH (IC50 = 74 µM).
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Brefeldin A
Cayman ChemicalA natural fungal metabolite which reversibly interferes with protein trafficking and secretion mediated by the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum; directly and reversibly inhibits Sec7 domain-containing GEFs which are necessary for Arf activation associated with vesicular transport (IC50 =…
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Carmustine
Cayman ChemicalA nitrogen mustard β-chloro-nitrosourea compound used as an alkylating agent to form interstrand crosslinks in DNA, which leads to cancer cell cytotoxity and apoptosis; also reported to inhibit glutathione reductase, thioredoxin reductase, and lipoamide dehydrogenase.
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1,24-dihydroxy Vitamin D3
Cayman ChemicalAn analog of 1,24-dihydroxy vitamin D3 which, when used in a 4 μg/g ointment, suppresses psoriasis; inhibits the growth of both normal and psoriatic human keratinocytes (IC50 ~ 10 nM) via the vitamin D receptor; suppresses the production of RANTES and IL-8 by human dermal fibroblasts.
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Valinomycin
Cayman ChemicalA cyclododecadepsipeptide potassium-selective ionophore antibotic; induces apoptosis in several cell tyes, including CHO cells, by stimulating potassium efflux.
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Etoricoxib
Cayman ChemicalA dipyridinyl compound that demonstrates high in vitro and ex vivo selectivity for COX-2 over COX-1.
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SB 225002
Cayman ChemicalA selective non-peptide inhibitor of CXCR2, inhibiting IL-8 binding to CXCR2 (IC50 = 22 nM).
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Nicardipine (hydrochloride)
Cayman ChemicalA dihydropyridine L-type calcium channel antagonist that displays antihypertensive and antianginal activity; selectively inhibits adenosine A3 receptors (Ki = 3.25 µM) and CYP3A4 catalytic activity (IC50 = 0.148 µM); activates TRPA1 channels, producing an increase in Ca2+…
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5-Fluorouracil
Cayman ChemicalA pyrimadine analog that irreversibly inhibits thymidylate synthase, blocking the synthesis of thymidine which is required for DNA synthesis; widely used to treat many gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinomas.
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Cycloheximide
Cayman ChemicalAn inhibitor of protein synthesis in eukaryotes (IC50 = 5-50 μM) that functions by interfering with translational elongation; can either induce or inhibit apoptosis depending on cell type.
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Amlodipine
Cayman ChemicalA dihydropyridine L-type calcium channel blocker that selectively inhibits calcium influx in cardiac and vascular smooth muscle; inhibits calcium-induced contractions in depolarized rat aorta (IC50 = 1.9 nM), displaying a slow rate of association and dissociation in isolated vascular and…
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Pentylenetetrazole
Cayman ChemicalA central nervous system modulator that is used to experimentally induce seizures in animals; used extensively to screen for compounds that block the production of nonconvulsive (absence or myoclonic) seizures.