SMU127 is an agonist of the toll-like receptor 1 2 (TLR1 2) heterodimer.1It induces NF-κB signaling in cells expressing human TLR2 (EC50= 0.55 μM) but not cells expressing human TLR3, -4, -5, -7, or -8 when used at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 100 μM. SMU127 induces the production of TNF-α in isolated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) when used at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 1 μM.In vivo, SMU127 (0.1 mg animal) reduces tumor volume in a 4T1 murine mammary carcinoma model. 1.Chen, Z., Cen, X., Yang, J., et al.Structure-based discovery of a specific TLR1-TLR2 small molecule agonist from the ZINC drug library databaseChem. Commun. (Camb.)54(81)11411-11414(2018)
Mitochondrial release of cytochrome c triggers apoptosis via the assembly of a multimeric complex including caspase-9, Apaf-1, and other components, sometimes called the apoptosome. Library screens have identified small molecules that activate the apoptosome by binding to one or more of its components. CAY10443 is one such molecule. In a cell free, multi-component assay, it activated caspase-3 with an EC50 of 5 μM. These apoptotic activators represent therapeutic lead compounds for the development of antitumor drugs.
CAY10761 is an inhibitor of ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1 (ENPP1; IC50s = 467 and 429 μM for the human and snake venom enzymes, respectively).1,2 It also inhibits mushroom tyrosinase (Ki = 1.9 μM) and urease from jack bean, P. mirabilis, and B. pasteurii (IC50s = 0.093, <0.125, and 0.089 mM, respectively, at pH 8.2).3,4 |1. Khan, K.M., Fatima, N., Rasheed, M., et al. 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2(3H)-thione and its analogues: A new class of non-competitive nucleotide pyrophosphatases phosphodiesterases 1 inhibitors. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 17(22), 7816-7822 (2009).|2. Onyedibe, K.I., Wang, M., and Sintim, H.O. ENPP1, an old enzyme with new functions, and small molecule inhibitors - A STING in the tale of ENPP1. Molecules 24(22), E4192 (2019).|3. Ghani, U., and Ullah, N. New potent inhibitors of tyrosinase: Novel clues to binding of 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2(3H)-thiones, 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2(3H)-thiones, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thiones, and substituted hydrazides to the dicopper active site. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 18(11), 4042-4048 (2010).|4. Amtul, Z., Rasheed, M., Choudhary, M.I., et al. Kinetics of novel competitive inhibitors of urease enzymes by a focused library of oxadiazoles thiadiazoles and triazoles. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 319(3), 1053-1063 (2004).
S.pombe lumazine synthase-IN-1 is an inhibitor of lumazine synthases with Ki values of 243 μM and 9.6 μM for Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lumazine synthases, respectively[1]. [1]. Arindam Talukdar, et al. Discovery and Development of a Small MoleculeLibrary With Lumazine Synthase Inhibitory Activity. J Org Chem. 2009 Aug 7;74(15):5123-34.