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Remdesivir (GS-5734) is a nucleoside analog, a broad-spectrum antiviral compound that exerts its activity by inhibiting the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of viruses. Remdesivir is active against Ebola, SARS, and MERS viruses, and is potentially therapeutic against COVID-19.

Terbinafine hydrochloride (KWD 2019) is a synthetic allylamine derivative structurally related to naftifine. Terbinafine is active against dermatophytes.

Biotin (S)-sulfoxide is an inactive metabolite of the coenzyme biotin .1,2It has also been found inE. coliand is reduced by the biotin sulfoxide reduction system as a source of biotin.3 1.Denkel, L.A., Rhen, M., and Bange, F.-C.Biotin sulfoxide reductase contributes to oxidative stress tolerance and virulence in Salmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumMicrobiology (Reading)159(Pt 7)1447-1458(2013) 2.Carling, R.S., and Turner, C.Methods for assessment of biotin (Vitamin B7)Laboratory assessment of vitamin status193-217(2019) 3.del Campillo-Campbell, A., Dykhuizen, D., and Clearly, P.P.Enzymic reduction of d-biotin d-sulfoxide to d-biotinMethods Enzymol.62379-385(1979)

COR659 is a GABAB positive allosteric modulator (PAM) . COR659 suppresses alcohol and chocolate self-administration in rats[1]. COR659 apparently exerts its effects via a composite mechanism, including positive allosteric modulation of the GABAB receptor and an action at the cannabinoid CB1 receptor[3]. COR659 (0, 2.5, 5 and 10 mg kg) treatment is completely ineffective on lever-responding (FR10) for regular food pellets in food-deprived Wistar rats[1].COR659 is able to suppress lever-responding for a sucrose solution in sP rats and a chocolate solution in Wistar rats[2]. Animal Model: Male sP and Wistar rats[1]. [1]. Paola Maccioni, et al. Suppressing effect of COR659 on alcohol, sucrose, and chocolate self-administration in rats: involvement of the GABA B and cannabinoid CB 1 receptors. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2017 Sep;234(17):2525-2543. [2]. Francesca Ferlenghi, et al. The GABA B receptor positive allosteric modulator COR659: In vitro metabolism, in vivo pharmacokinetics in rats, synthesis and pharmacological characterization of metabolically protected derivatives. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2020 Dec 1;155:105544. [3]. Paola Maccioni, et al. Anti-addictive properties of COR659 - Additional pharmacological evidence and comparison with a series of novel analogues. Alcohol. 2019 Mar;75:55-66.

7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-Octadecenoic acid is a hydroxy fatty acid and metabolite of oleic acid that is produced byP. aeruginosafrom vegetable oils.1It is active against the food-borne pathogenic bacteriaS. aureus,S. typhimurium,L. monocytogenes,B. subtilis, andE. coli(MIC50s = 31.3, 125, 125, 62.5, and 250 μg/ml, respectively), as well as the plant pathogenic bacteriaErwinia,R. solanacearum,C. glutamicum, andP. syringae(MIC90s = 125, 125, 250, and 500 μg/ml, respectively).2,1 1.Sohn, H.-R., Bae, J.-H., Hou, C.T., et al.Antibacterial activity of a 7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid against plant pathogenic bacteriaEnzyme Microb. Technol.53(3)152-153(2013) 2.Chen, K.Y., Kim, I.H., Hou, C.T., et al.Monoacylglycerol of 7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid enhances antibacterial activities against food-borne bacteriaJ. Agric. Food Chem.67(29)8191-8196(2019)

Nanangenine G is a drimane sesquiterpene that has been found inAspergillus.1It is cytotoxic to NS-1 mouse myeloma cells (IC50= 47 μg/ml). 1.Lacey, H.J., Gilchrist, C.L.M., Crombie, A., et al.Nanangenines: Drimane sesquiterpenoids as the dominant metabolite cohort of a novel Australian fungus, Aspergillus nanangensisBeilstein J. Org. Chem.152631-2643(2019)

(-)-Mycousnine is a microbial metabolite and derivative of usnic acid originally isolated fromM. nawaethat has antibacterial and antifungal activities.1,2It is active against the Gram-positive bacteriaB. subtilis,K. rhizophila, andS. aureus(MICs = 4, 8, and 4 g/ml, respectively) but not the Gram-negative bacteriaE. coli,S. typhimurium, andK. pneumoniae(MICs = >128 g/ml for all).2(-)-Mycousnine is also active against the fungiT. mentagrophytes,T. rubrum, andC. albicans(MICs = 25, 25, and 100 μg/ml, respectively).1 1.Sassa, T., and Igarashi, M.Structures of (-)-mycousnine, (+)-isomycousnine and (+)-oxymycousnine, new usnic acid derivatives from phytopathogenic Mycosphaerella nawaeAgric. BioI. Chem.54(9)2231-2237(1990) 2.Lee, J., Lee, J., Kim, G.J., et al.Mycousfurans A and B, antibacterial usnic acid congeners from the fungus Mycosphaerella sp., isolated from a marine sedimentMar. Drugs17(7)422(2019)

C22 dihydro 1-Deoxyceramide (m18:0/22:0) is a very long-chain atypical ceramide containing a 1-deoxysphinganine backbone. 1-Deoxysphingolipids are formed when serine palmitoyltransferase condenses palmitoyl-CoA with alanine instead of serine during sphingolipid synthesis.1,2 C22 dihydro 1-Deoxyceramide (m18:0/22:0) has been found in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) following application of 1-deoxysphinganine alkyne or 1-deoxysphinganine-d3.3 It has also been found as the most prevalent dihydro deoxyceramide species in mouse brain, spinal cord, and sciatic nerve at one, three, and six months of age.4 |1. Steiner, R., Saied, E.M., Othman, A., et al. Elucidating the chemical structure of native 1-deoxysphingosine. J. Lipid Res. 57(7), 1194-1203 (2016).|2. Alecu, I., Othman, A., Penno, A., et al. Cytotoxic 1-deoxysphingolipids are metabolized by a cytochrome P450-dependent pathway. J. Lipid Res. 58(1), 60-71 (2017).|3. Alecu, I., Tedeschi, A., Behler, N., et al. Localization of 1-deoxysphingolipids to mitochondria induces mitochondrial dysfunction. J. Lipid. Res. 58(1), 42-59 (2017).|4. Schwartz, N.U., Mileva, I., Gurevich, M., et al. Quantifying 1-deoxydihydroceramides and 1-deoxyceramides in mouse nervous system tissue. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 141, 40-48 (2019).

Nanangenine B is a drimane sesquiterpene that has been found inAspergillus.1It is active againstB. subtilis(IC50= 62 μg ml) and cytotoxic to NS-1 mouse myeloma cells (IC50= 38 μg ml). 1.Lacey, H.J., Gilchrist, C.L.M., Crombie, A., et al.Nanangenines: Drimane sesquiterpenoids as the dominant metabolite cohort of a novel Australian fungus, Aspergillus nanangensisBeilstein J. Org. Chem.152631-2643(2019)

Selective ultrapotent PSEM (uPSEM) agonist for α7L131G,Q139L,Y217F-GlyR (PSAM4-GlyR) and PSAM4-5-HT3 chimeric ion channel agonist (EC50 values are 0.3 and 0.5 nM, respectively). Suppresses firing of layer 2/3 cortical neurons expressing PSAM4-GlyR in brain slices. Increases contralateral rotation in mice expressing PSAM4-GlyR unilaterally in the substantia nigra reticulata (LED 0.1 mg/kg). Magnus et al (2019) Ultrapotent chemogenetics for research and potential clinical applications. Science 364 PMID:30872534

Paclitaxel octadecanedioate is a prodrug form of paclitaxel that is comprised of paclitaxel conjugated to 1,18-octadecanedioic acid.1 Unlike paclitaxel, it does not promote tubulin polymerization in vitro when used at a concentration of 10 μM. A 5:1 mixture of paclitaxel octadecanedioate:human serum albumin (HSA) is cytotoxic to HT-1080, PANC-1, and HT-29 cells (IC50s = 12, 2.48, and 8.62 nM, respectively). This mixture reduces tumor growth and increases survival in an HT-1080 mouse xenograft model in a dose-dependent manner. |1. Callmann, C.E., Leguyader, C.L.M., Burton, S.T., et al. Antitumor activity of 1,18-octadecanedioic acid-paclitaxel complexed with human serum albumin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141(30), 11765-11769 (2019).

2-Fluoro-4-iodo benzonitrile is a building block.1,2It has been used in the synthesis ofL. infantumtrypanothione reductase (Li-TryR) dimerization and oxidoreductase activity inhibitors.12-Fluoro-4-iodo benzonitrile has also been used in the synthesis of transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) antagonists.2 1.Revuelto, A., Ruiz-Santaquiteria, M., de Lucio, H., et al.Pyrrolopyrimidine vs imidazole-phenyl-thiazole scaffolds in nonpeptidic dimerization inhibitors of Leishmania infantum trypanothione reductaseACS Infect. Dis.5(6)873-891(2019) 2.Vallin, K.S., Sterky, K.J., Nyman, E., et al.N-1-Alkyl-2-oxo-2-aryl amides as novel antagonists of the TRPA1 receptorBioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.22(17)5485-5492(2012)

LH1306 is an inhibitor of the interaction between programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 that has an IC50 value of 25 nM in a homologous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay.1 It increases the activation of Jurkat cells expressing PD-1 in co-culture with U2OS or CHO cells expressing PD-L1 (EC50s = 334 and 4,214 nM, respectively, in reporter assays). |1. Basu, S., Yang, J., Xu, B., et al. Design, synthesis, evaluation, and structural studies of C2-symmetric small molecule inhibitors of programmed cell death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 protein-protein interaction. J. Med. Chem. 62(15), 7250-7263 (2019).

pNPS-DHA is an arylamide derivative of docosahexaenoyl ethanolamide that has anti-allergic activity.1It inhibits degranulation of RBL-2H3 mast cells (IC50= 15 μM).pNPS-DHA (1,000 mg/kg) inhibits IgE-dependent passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in mice. 1.Kim, I.-H., Kanayama, Y., Nishiwaki, H., et al.Structure-activity relationships of fish oil derivatives with anti-allergic activity in vitro and in vivoJ. Med. Chem.62(21)9576-9592(2019)

IT-143B is a bacterial metabolite that has been found in S. iakyrus.1 It inhibits the proliferation of OS-RC-2 and ACHN cancer cells (IC50s = 22 and 98 μM, respectively). |1. Li, K., Liang, Z., Chen, W., et al. Iakyricidins A-D, antiproliferative piericidin analogues bearing a carbonyl group or cyclic skeleton from Streptomyces iakyrus SCSIO NS104. J. Org. Chem. 84(19), 12626-12631 (2019).

ZLY032 is a dual agonist of free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1/GPR40; EC50= 68 nM in a FLIPR assay) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ (PPARδ; EC50= 102 nM in a reporter assay).1It is selective for FFAR1 and PPARδ over PPARα and PPARγ (EC50s = >10 μM for both). ZLY032 (40 mg/kg, twice per day) reduces blood glucose levels in an oral glucose tolerance test and decreases plasma total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in theob/obmouse model of metabolic disease.2It reduces hepatic steatosis and plasma alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) induced by a methionine and choline-deficient diet at the same dose. 1.Li, Z., Chen, Y., Zhou, Z., et al.Discovery of first-in-class thiazole-based dual FFA1/PPARδ agonists as potential anti-diabetic agentsEur. J. Med. Chem.164352-365(2019) 2.Li, Z., Zhou, Z., Hu, L., et al.ZLY032, the first-in-class dual FFA1/PPARδ agonist, improves glucolipid metabolism and alleviates hepatic fibrosisPharmacol Res.159105035(2020)

Dabcyl-KTSAVLQSGFRKME-Edans TFA, a fluorogenic peptide, serves as a substrate for quantifying protease enzymatic activities. This compound is also under investigation for its applicability in studying 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) infection [1] [2] [3].

Remdesivir de(ethylbutyl 2-aminopropanoate) is a recognized impurity in Remdesivir, a nucleoside analog demonstrating potent antiviral efficacy. It exhibits EC50 values of 74 nM against SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV in human airway epithelial (HAE) cells, and 30 nM against murine hepatitis virus in delayed brain tumor cells. Notably effective in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, Remdesivir has garnered attention for its application in controlling the spread of the virus, as supported by references [1] [2].

Biotin (R)-sulfoxide is a metabolite of the coenzyme biotin .1 1.Carling, R.S., and Turner, C.Methods for assessment of biotin (Vitamin B7)Laboratory assessment of vitamin status193-217(2019)

STING18 is a competitive ligand of stimulator of interferon genes (STING; IC50 = 0.068 μM in a radioligand binding assay).1 It inhibits cGAMP-induced IFN-β production (IC50 = 11 μM) but does not stimulate IFN-β production (EC50 = >30 μM) in THP-1 cells. |1. Siu, T., Altman, M.D., Baltus, G.A., et al. Discovery of a novel cGAMP competitive ligand of the inactive form of STING. Med. Chem. Lett. 10(1), 92-97 (2019).

Chlorido[N,N'-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine]iron(III) is an inducer of ferroptosis.1 It induces ferroptosis, but not apoptosis or necroptosis, in NB1 cancer cells when used at a concentration of 3 μM.1 Chlorido[N,N'-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine]iron(III) inhibits proliferation of BJAB, NALM-6, Jurkat, MelHO, and MCF-7 cancer cells (IC50s = 0.07, 2.5, 1.5, 3, and 5 μM, respectively), as well as NALM-6 cells resistant to daunorubicin and vincristine when used at concentrations ranging from 0.04 to 0.125 μM.2 |1. Sagasser, J., Ma, B., Baecker, D., et al. A new approach in cancer treatment: Discovery of chlorido[N,N'-disalicylidene-1,2-phenylenediamine]iron(III) complexes as ferroptosis inducers. J. Med. Chem. 62(17), 8053-8061 (2019).|2. Lee, S.-Y., Hille, A., Kitanovic, I., et al. [FeIII(salophene)Cl], a potent iron salophene complex overcomes multiple drug resistance in lymphoma and leukemia cells. Leuk. Res. 35(3), 387-393 (2011).

BHBM is an acylhydrazone with antifungal activity.1,2 It is active against C. neoformans in vitro (MIC80 = 1 μg/ml).2 BHBM (0.25, 1, and 4 μg/ml) inhibits the synthesis of glucosylceramide, which is essential to fungal cell division, in C. neoformans but not J774 murine macrophages.1 In vivo, BHBM (1.2 mg/kg per day) increases survival in a mouse model of C. neoformans infection. |1. Haranahalli, K., Lazzarini, C., Sun, Y., et al. SAR studies on aromatic acylhydrazone-based inhibitors of fungal sphingolipid synthesis as next-generation antifungal agents. J. Med. Chem. 62(17), 8249-8273 (2019).|2. Lazzarini, C., Haranahalli, K., Rieger, R., et al. Acylhydrazones as antifungal agents targeting the synthesis of fungal sphingolipids. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 62(5), e00156-00118 (2018).

Pregnanetriol is a metabolite of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone .1,2It is formed from 17α-hydroxyprogesterone by reduction of the C-20 ketone.2Urinary levels of pregnanetriol are elevated in patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.3,4 1.Kamrath, C., Hartmann, M.F., Boettcher, C., et al.Diagnosis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency by urinary metabolite ratios using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis: Reference values for neonates and infantsJ. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol.15610-16(2016) 2.Schiffer, L., Barnard, L., Baranowski, E.S., et al.Human steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and excretion are differentially reflected by serum and urine steroid metabolomes: A comprehensive reviewJ. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol.194105439(2019) 3.Disorders of steroidogenesis guide to steroid profiling and biochemical diagnosis1(2019) 4.Shackleton, C.H.L.Role of a disordered steroid metabolome in the elucidation of sterol and steroid biosynthesisLipids47(1)1-12(2012)

GLS1 inhibitor is an inhibitor of glutaminase 1 (GLS1; IC50= 0.021 μM).1It inhibits the growth of NCI H1703 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cellsin vitro(GI50= 0.011 μM). GLS1 inhibitor (100 mg/kg) reduces tumor growth, increases tumor levels of glutamine, and decreases tumor levels of glutamate and aspartate in an NCI H1703 mouse xenograft model. 1.Finlay, M.R.V., Anderton, M., Bailey, A., et al.Discovery of a thiadiazole-pyridazine-based allosteric glutaminase 1 inhibitor series that demonstrates oral bioavailability and activity in tumor xenograft modelsJ. Med. Chem.62(14)6540-6560(2019)