ACT-281959, a prodrug of ACT-246475, is a novel potent and selective P2Y12 Receptor Antagonist with a Wider Therapeutic Window in the Rat Than Clopidogrel. ACT-281959 showed antithrombotic efficacy after oral administration in the rat ferric chloride model. ACT-281959 entered clinical studies in healthy volunteers.
CHS-828 nicotinate is a CHS-828 salt with Nicotinic acid.. CHS-828 also known as GMX-1778, is a potent and selective NAMPT inhibitor. CHS-828 inhibits cellular synthesis of NAD. CHS 828 kill tumour cells by inhibiting the nuclear factor-kappaB translocation but unlikely through down-regulation of proteasome. CHS 828 has shown promising anticancer activity in experimental tumor models and primary cultures of cancer cells from patients. CHS 828 showed a synergistic effect with melphalan in 67%, doxorubicin in 47%, etoposide in 38% and Ara-C in 14% of AML samples.
Diacylglycerols (DAG) are generated through the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids and function as lipid second messengers by activating protein kinase C (PKC) and modulating cell growth and apoptosis. Additionally, they act as precursors for DAG kinases in the synthesis of phosphatidic acid, a crucial lipid messenger. The compound 1-NBD-decanoyl-2-decanoyl-sn-glycerol incorporates a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) fluorophore at the ω-end of its terminal decanoyl chain, using the structure of 1,2-didecanoyl-sn-glycerol as a model for diacylglycerol. This molecule is expected to exhibit excitation and emission peaks at roughly 470/541 nm, paralleling those of various NBD-labeled phospholipids. Fluorescently labeled lipids, such as this, are instrumental in exploring their interactions with proteins, their uptake by cells and liposomes, and in developing assays for lipid metabolism research.
Prostaglandin F1α (PGF1α) is the putative metabolite of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) via the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway. Both PGF1α and PGF2α have been shown to act as priming pheromones for male Atlantic salmon with a threshold concentration of 10-11 M. [1] PGF1α binds to the ovine corpus luteum FP receptor at only 8% of the relative potency of PGF2α. [2] It is only half as active as PGF2α in inducing human respiratory smooth muscle contractions in vitro. [3]