Rhein-13C4 is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of rhein by GC- or LC-MS. Rhein is an anti-inflammatory anthraquinone found in rhubarb and is the bioactive derivative of its prodrug diacerein . At 10 μM, rhein inhibits IL-1β signaling, suppressing signaling through NF-κB, and reduces the expression of the matrix metalloproteases MMP-1 and MMP-13.1 It inhibits IKKβ (IC50 = 11.8 μM), decreasing iNOS and IL-6 expression in LPS-stimulated macrophages but paradoxically increasing TNF-α, IL-1β, and HMBG1 expression.2 Rhein shows efficacy against pancreatic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, and hyperglycemia-induced pancreatic β-cell apoptosis.3,4 It also inhibits angiogenesis of breast cancer cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions.5
6,9-Dichloro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine is a synthetic intermediate in the synthesis of tacrine-based acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors.1It is also an intermediate in the synthesis of multifunctional tacrine hybrids that possess radical scavenging, amyloid-β aggregation inhibitory, and or β-secretase 1 (BACE1) inhibitory activities in addition to their activity as AChE inhibitors.2,3 1.Recanatini, M., Cavalli, A., Belluti, F., et al.SAR of 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine-based acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, enzyme inhibitory activity, QSAR, and structure-based CoMFA of tacrine analoguesJ. Med. Chem.43(10)2007-2018(2000) 2.Digiacomo, M., Chen, Z., Wang, S., et al.Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of multifunctional tacrine derivatives against several disease pathways of ADBioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.25(4)807-810(2015) 3.Li, S.Y., Jiang, N., Xie, S.S., et al.Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel tacrine-rhein hybrids as multifunctional agents for the treatment of Alzheimer's diseaseOrg. Biomol. Chem.12(5)801-814(2014)
Torachrysone shows promising antioxidant activity. Torachrysone, toralactone , aloe-emodin, rhein and emodin show noticeable antibacterial effects on four strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 2-