Cevimeline, a parasympathomimetic and muscarinic agonist, affects M1 and M3 receptors. Cevimeline has been shown to treat dry mouth and Sj gren's syndrome. It is also used to reduce Xerostomia symptoms and increase salivary flow in head and neck cancer survivors after radiotherapy.
NBI-34041 is an effective and high-affinity CRF1 receptor antagonist that effectively reduces endocrine responses to CRF(1) receptor-mediated pharmacological and behavioral challenges.
AB-729, a nucleoside analogue functioning as an RNA interference (RNAi), links to a GalNAc (N-acetylgalactosamine) trimer ligand facilitating hepatocyte uptake through the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGR). This compound effectively impedes viral replication and diminishes HBV antigens.
Destruxin B2 is a cyclic hexadepsipeptide mycotoxin that has been found in M. anisopliae and has antiviral, insecticidal, and phytotoxic activities.1,2,3 It inhibits secretion of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) by Hep3B cells expressing hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA (IC50 = 1.3 μM).1 Destruxin B2 is toxic to Sf9 insect cells in an electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) test with a 50% inhibitory concentration (ECIS50) value of 92 μM.4 It is also phytotoxic to B. napus leaves.3
|1. Yeh, S.F., Pan, W., Ong, G.-T., et al. Study of structure-activity correlation in destruxins, a class of cyclodepsipeptides possessing suppressive effect on the generation of hepatitis B virus surface antigen in human hepatoma cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 229(1), 65-72 (1996).|2. Male, K.B., Tzeng, Y.-M., Montes, J., et al. Probing inhibitory effects of destruxins from Metarhizium anisopliae using insect cell based impedance spectroscopy: Inhibition vs chemical structure. Analyst 134(7), 1447-1452 (2009).|3. Buchwaldt, L., and Green, H. Phytotoxicity of destruxin B and its possible role in the pathogenesis of Alternaria brassicae. Plant Pathol. 41(1), 55-63 (1992).
TAN 420E is a bacterial metabolite originally isolated from Streptomyces. It scavenges 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals in a cell-free assay (IC50 = 1.3 μM) and reduces thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in rat liver microsomes by 72% when used at a concentration of 100 μg/ml. TAN 420E is active against B. brevis, B. cereus, M. flavus, and S. aureus (MICs = 50-100 μg/ml). It is cytotoxic to P388 and KB lymphocytic leukemia cells (EC50s = 0.022 and 0.3 μg/ml, respectively).
Hodgkinsine B is an alkaloid and isomer of hodgkinsine that has analgesic activity.1It increases the latency to tail withdrawal in the tail-flick test in mice when administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg.
1.Kodanko, J.J., Hiebert, S., Peterson, E.A., et al.Synthesis of all low-energy stereoisomers of the tris(pyrrolidinoindoline) alkaloid hodgkinsine and preliminary assessment of their antinociceptive activityJ. Org. Chem.72(21)7909-7914(2007)