Amustaline (S-303) dihydrochloride is a nucleic acid-targeted alkylator recognized for its efficacy as a pathogen inactivation agent in blood components containing red blood cells. This compound comprises three key elements: an acridine anchor (a non-covalently bonding intercalator targeting nucleic acids), an effector (a bis-alkylator group that interacts with nucleophiles), and a linker (a flexible carbon chain with a labile ester bond, hydrolyzing at neutral pH to non-reactive products).
SLP120701 is a potent and selective sphingosine kinase 2 inhibitor. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a ubiquitous, endogenous small molecule that is synthesized by two isoforms of sphingosine kinase (SphK1 and 2). Intervention of the S1P signaling pathway has attracted significant attention because alteration of S1P levels is linked to several disease states including cancer, fibrosis, and sickle cell disease.
TAS-303 is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor which displays significant norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibitory activity toward serotonin or dopamine transporters. Radioligand-binding studies showed that TAS-303 selectively and potently inhibited [3H]norepinephrine binding to the human NET.
3β-OH-7-Oxocholenic acid is a bile acid.1 It is also a metabolite of 7β-hydroxy cholesterol in rats. Conjugated forms of 3β-OH-7-oxocholenic acid have been found in the urine of patients with Neimann-Pick disease type C.2,3 |1. Norii, T., Yamaga, N., and Yamasaki, K. Metabolism of 7β-hydroxycholesterol-4-14C in rat. Steroids 15(3), 303-326 (1970).|2. Alvelius, G., Hjalmarson, O., Griffiths, W.J., et al. Identification of unusual 7-oxygenated bile acid sulfates in a patient with Niemann-Pick disease, type C. J. Lipid Res. 42(10), 1571-1577 (2001).|3. Maekawa, M., Omura, K., Sekiguchi, S., et al. Identification of two sulfated cholesterol metabolites found in the urine of a patient with Niemann-Pick disease type C as novel candidate diagnostic markers. Mass Spectrom. (Tokyo) 5(2), S0053 (2016).