FK-614 is a selective agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. FK-614 improves peripheral glucose utilization while decreases hepatic insulin extraction in alloxan-induced diabetic dogs.
Isoprostanes are prostaglandin (PG)-like products of free-radical induced lipid peroxidation. Although the isoprostanes derived from arachidonic acid are the best characterized, many other polyunsaturated fatty acids can form isoprostanes. (±)5-iPF2α-VI is one of dozens of possible stereo- and regioisomeric isoprostanes which can be formed from arachidonic acid. To date, the most extensively studied of these is 8-isoprostane (8-epi-PGF2α, iPF2α-III). However, 8-isoprostane is a minor isoprostane constituent when compared to some of the other isomers which form in natural conditions of oxidative stress. (±)5-iPF2α-VI is an isoprostane from the unique Type VI class of isoprostanes. This class has been shown to be one of the major isoprostane products, in contrast to 8-isoprostane. In addition to being produced in greater abundance than 8-isoprostane, Type VI isoprostanes form internal lactones, which facilitates their extraction and purification from biological samples.
Carbazomycin A is a bacterial metabolite that has been found in Streptomyces and has diverse biological activities.1,2It is active againstS. aureus,T. asteroides, andT. mentagrophytes(MIC = 12.5 μg ml for all), as well as the plant pathogenic fungusP. oryzae(MIC = 25 μg ml). Carbazomycin A is cytotoxic to MCF-7, KB, NCI H187, and Vero cells (IC50s = 26.2, 30.1, 18.4, and 32.6 μg ml, respectively).2 1.Sakano, K.-I., Ishimaru, K., and Nakamura, S.New antibiotics, carbazomycins A and B. I. Fermentation, extraction, purification and physico-chemical and biological propertiesJ Antibiot. (Tokyo)33(7)683-689(1980) 2.Intaraudom, C., Rachtawee, P., Suvannakad, R., et al.Antimalarial and antituberculosis substances from Streptomyces sp. BCC26924Tetrahedron67(39)7593-7597(2011)
Neopuerarin A, an isoflavone derived from the aqueous extraction of dried roots of Pueraria lobata (Willd.), displays notable hepatoprotective activity.
Sephadex LH 20 is a suitable medium for the isolation of natural compounds found in various sources, including red wine and pigments, aiding in their purification and extraction processes.
1,3-Dinonadecanoyl glycerol, a diacylglycerol with nonadecanoic acid at the sn-1 and sn-3 positions, serves as a standard in quantifying diacylglycerols in synthetic milk fat. This is achieved through solid phase extraction (SPE) HPLC, employing an evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD).