Z3-Dodecenyl E2-butenoate, a female sex pheromone of the sweet potato weevil (C. formicarius), is utilized for baiting and trapping male sweet potato weevils. This method aids in managing their populations in agricultural fields while minimizing insecticide use.
(3β,7β,12β,20Z)-3,7,12-Trihydroxy-11,15,23-trioxo-lanost-8,20-dien-26-oic acid, a lanostane triterpenoid, demonstrates significant inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production in BV-2 microglia cells induced by n LPS, with an IC50 value of 9.55 uM. Moreover, this compound possesses anti-inflammatory properties.
(2Z,3Z)-U0126 is a highly selective inhibitor of both MEK1 and MEK2, a type of MAPK ERK kinase. It was found to functionally antagonize AP-1 transcriptional activity via noncompetitive inhibition of the dual specificity kinase MEK with IC50 of 72 nM for MEK1 and 58 nM for MEK2. U0126 inhibited anchorage-independent growth of Ki-ras-transformed rat fibroblasts by simultaneously blocking both extracellular signal-regulated kinase and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways.