Ademetionine (S-adenosylmethionine; SAMe) is a ubiquitous metabolite present in all cells and biological fluids, and serves as a methyl donor in a multitude of different methylation reactions involving proteins, phospholipids, catecholamines and DNA.
Mitoguazone (Methyl-GAG) 是一种可透过血脑屏障的选择性的 S-腺苷-蛋氨酸脱羧酶 (S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase) 抑制剂,可破坏多胺的生物合成。Mitoguazone 是一种具有抗肿瘤活性的合成多羰基衍生物,可抑制 HIV DNA 整合到单核细胞和巨噬细胞中的细胞 DNA 中,诱导细胞凋亡 (apoptosis)。Mitoguazone 具可用于预防急性白血病,霍奇金淋巴瘤和非霍奇金淋巴瘤。
S-Farnesyl thioacetic acid is an analog of S-farnesyl cysteine which behaves as a competitive inhibitor of isoprenylated protein methyltransferase (also known as S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase). It can also inhibit methylation of both farnesylated and geranylgeranylated substrates.
N-acetyl-S-geranylgeranyl-L-Cysteine is a synthetic substrate for the isoprenylated protein methyltransferase (also known as S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase). Because it is able to serve as a substrate for the methyltransferase, it effectively functions as an inhibitor of methylation of endogenous isoprenylated proteins.
CGP 40215 is a specific S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) inhibitor that was found to inhibit the growth of Leishmania donovani promastigotes
S-Adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase is responsible for the reversible hydrolysis of SAH into adenosine and homocysteine. Inhibition of this enzyme leads to the accumulation of SAH within cells, thereby increasing the SAH to S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) ratio and subsequently inhibiting SAM-dependent methyltransferases. (−)-Neplanocin A, a potent and irreversible inhibitor of SAH hydrolase (Ki= 8.39 nM), exhibits significant antitumor activity against mouse leukemia L1210 cells and holds broad-spectrum antiviral properties. Its efficacy notably surpasses that of the reversible inhibitor 3-deazaneplanocin, especially in combating vesicular stomatitis, evidencing a higher potency with ID50 values of 0.07 μg/ml for Neplanocin A versus 0.3 μg/ml for 3-deazaneplanocin.