D13 is an acylhydrazone antifungal.1 It is active against C. neoformans in vitro (MIC80 = 0.06 μg/ml). D13 (20 mg/kg per day, p.o.) increases survival in mouse models of C. neoformans, C. albicans, or A. fumigatus infection.
|1. Lazzarini, C., Haranahalli, K., Rieger, R., et al. Acylhydrazones as antifungal agents targeting the synthesis of fungal sphingolipids. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 62(5), e00156-00118 (2018).
The KD values of D13-9001 in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 1.15μM and 3.57μM, respectively. D13-9001 has antibiotic activity. It is an effective AcrB (AcrAB-TolC efflux pump subunit) and MexB (MexAB-OprM efflux pump subunit) inhibitor.
13-cis Acitretin D3 (Isoacitretin D3) is a deuterium-labeled 13-cis Acitretin. 13-cis Acitretin is the metabolite of Acitretin after chronic administration. Acitretin is a second-generation, systemic retinoid.