D-threo-PPMP is a glucosylceramide (GlyCer) synthetase inhibitor.1,2It is the active enanantiomer and enzymatic inhibitory component of the racemic DL-threo-PPMP . In MDCK kidney epithelial cells, D-threo-PPMP induces a 70% reduction in cell growthin vitroat 20 μM and significantly inhibits DNA synthesis at 3 μM.3[Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1865]
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C2 Adamantanyl globotriaosylceramide (AdaGb3) is a bioactive sphingolipid and water-soluble form of globotriaosylceramide that contains an adamantanyl group in place of the fatty acyl chain. It inhibits Vero toxin binding to globotriaosylceramide in an ELISA assay when used at a concentration of 10 μM. AdaGb3 decreases cell surface expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and reduces efflux of rhodamine 123 in MDCK cells. It also increases apical-to-basal transport of vinblastine in human intestinal C2BBe1 cells.
Herquline A is an alkaloid fungal metabolite originally isolated from P. herquei. It inhibits cell death induced by influenza A strain A/PR/8/34 in MDCK cells with an IC50 value of 10 μg/ml and inhibits viral replication in a plaque assay in a concentration-dependent manner. Herquline A also inhibits platelet aggregation induced by ADP and platelet-activating factor (PAF) in vitro (IC50s = 180 and 240 μM, respectively).