Streptomyces A-Factor is a microbial hormone found in Streptomyces griseus. A-factor triggers streptomycin biosynthesis and cell differentiation by binding a repressor-type receptor protein (ArpA) and dissociating it from DNA.
3-Oxo-21α-methoxy-24,25,26,27-tetranortirucall-7-ene-23(21)-lactone is a cytotoxic tirucallane C26 triterpenoid that has been extracted from the stem barks of Aphanamixis grandifolia.
3-Desacetyl Cefotaxime lactone, the active metabolite of Cefotaxime, is derived from its sodium salt form, which is recognized as a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
MAC glucuronide α-hydroxy lactone-linked SN-38 (Topoisomerase I inhibitor) is a stabilized lactone MAC glucuronide α-hydroxy lactone-linked SN-38 drug linker. MAC glucuronide α-hydroxy lactone-linked SN-38 is cytotoxic across L540cy cells and Ramos cells
The phospholipases are an extensive family of lipid hydrolases that function in cell signaling, digestion, membrane remodeling, and as venom components. The calcium-independent phospholipases (iPLA2) are a PLA2 subfamily closely associated with the release of arachidonic acid in response to physiologic stimuli. (R)-Bromoenol lactone ((R)-BEL) is an irreversible, chiral, mechanism-based inhibitor of calcium-independent phospholipase γ (iPLA2γ). Unlike (S)-BEL, (R)-BEL does not inhibit iPLA2β except at high doses of 20-30 μM. (R)-BEL inhibits human recombinant iPLA2γ with an IC50 of approximately 0.6 μM.
N-(3-hydroxy-7-cis tetradecenoyl)-L-Homoserine lactone is a long-chain N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) produced by some Gram-negative bacteria and is involved in quorum sensing. Quorum sensing enables bacteria to change gene expression based on cues from nearby bacteria and from eukaryotic hosts about nutrients, environmental conditions, or threats. Due to the benefit of quorum sensing for bacterial survival, quorum sensing molecules are potential targets for controlling bacterial infections. In mouse and human leukocyte immunoassays using LPS-stimulated macrophages, N-(3-hydroxy-7-cis tetradecenoyl)-L-homoserine lactone did not have an effect on cytokine or antibody production.
N-3-hydroxydecanoyl-DL-Homoserine lactone is a bacterial quorum-sensing molecule.1It activates SdiA (EC50= 0.6 μM), a transcription factor that detects N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), in the 14028/pJNS25 strain ofS. enterica.2
1.Fekete, A., Frommberger, M., Rothballer, M., et al.Identification of bacterial N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) with a combination of ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry, and in-situ biosensorsAnal. Bioanal. Chem.387455-467(2007) 2.Janssens, J.C.A., Metzger, K., Daniels, R., et al.Synthesis of N-acyl homoserine lactone analogues reveals strong activators of SdiA, the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LuxR homologueAppl. Environ. Microb.73(2)535-544(2007)
(±)5(6)-DiHET lactone is a 1,5 cyclic ester derived from (±)5(6)-DiHET , which, in turn, is a potential derivative of epoxidation of arachidonic acid at the α-5 double bond. (±)4(5)-DiHDPA lactone is a derivative of docosahexaenoic acid that is analogous to (±)5(6)-DiHET lactone. It is the 1,4 cyclic ester derived from (±)4(5)-DiHDPA, which is produced by epoxidation of DHA at the α-4 double bond. Its biological activity is unknown.
PGF2α 1,15-lactone is a lipid-soluble internal ester of PGF2α. Hydrolysis of the lactone readily produces free PGF2α in plasma. In rhesus monkeys, a total dose of 15 mg of PGF2α 1,15-lactone terminates early pregnancy, whereas PGF2α is ineffective.
N-3-oxo-hexadecanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone is an unusual, substituted, long-chain N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) produced by some bacteria, including strains of Agrobacterium vitis and Pseudomonas. Like other AHLs, this C16-containing form is thought to be involved in quorum sensing. Substituted, long-chain AHLs, including N-3-oxo-tetradecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone , prime for systemic acquired resistance to pathogen attack in plants.