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ACT 178882 is a novel Renin inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.4 nM.

3-MATIDA is an effective mGluR-1 antagonist (IC50: 6.3 μM, rat mGluR-1a). Displays ≥ 40-fold selectivity over other receptors: mGluR-5, mGluR-2, mGluR-4 (mGluR-4a) (IC50 > 300 μM), NMDA and GluR (AMPA) (IC50 = 250 μM). 3-MATIDA act as a neuroprotectant in cultured murine cortical cells and rat hippocampal slice cultures in vitro.

Triamterene is a barosensitive epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) blocker with a diuretic effect. It can also act as an inhibitor of the TGR5 receptor, reducing GLP-1 secretion and cAMP level increases induced by TGR5 activation in a dose-dependent manner.

1-Aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid (ACBC) is a NMDA receptor partial agonist. 1-Aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid act at the glycine site, NR1[1].

1. Berberine (Umbellatine) is a potent oral hypoglycemic agent with beneficial effects on lipid metabolism. 2. Berberine may as a broad-spectrum anti-microbial medicine, a complementary therapeutic agent for HIV AIDS. 3. Berberine seems to act as an herbal antidepressant and a neuroprotector against neurodegenerative disorders. 4. Berberine is used in histology for staining heparin in mast cells. As a natural dye, berberine has a colour index of 7516. 5. Berberine reduces hepatic fat content in rats with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; also prevents proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which are central for the development of fibrosis during liver injury. 6. Berberine can ameliorate proinflammatory cytokines-induced intestinal epithelial tight junction damage in vitro, and berberine may be one of the targeted therapeutic agents that can restore barrier function in intestinal disease states. 7. Berberine has antineoplastic effects, including breast cancer, leukemia, melanoma, epidermoid carcinoma, hepatoma, pancreatic cancer, oral carcinoma, tongue carcinoma, glioblastoma, prostate carcinoma and gastric carcinoma, etc.

Ginsenoside Rg2 (Chikusetsusaponin I) is one of the major active components of ginseng, act as an NF-κB inhibitor.

Ponesimod (ACT-128800) is an orally available sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1, S1P1) agonist with potential immunomodulating activity.

1, 8-naphthyridine-2,7-diamine can act as a recognition molecule that acts as a universal base pair reader in electronic tunneling for genome sequencing, producing distinguishable features for each DNA base pair under electrical bias.

ACT-678689 (Compound Example 1.53.4) is a tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) inhibitor with an IC50 of 8 nM[1].

Apinocaltamide (ACT-709478) is an orally available and selective T-type calcium channel blocker that penetrates the blood-brain barrier (BBB) with IC50=6.4-18nM for Cav3.1, Cav3.2, and Cav3.3, and is commonly used in epilepsy research.

Annonacin is an acetogenin that promotes cytotoxicity by inhibiting the mitochondrial complex and acts as the active agent in Graviola leaf extract, inhibiting sodium potassium (NKA) and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SERCA) ATPase pumps[1].

Cenerimod (ACT-334441) is an orally active, selective, and potent sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor (S1P1) agonist (EC50: 1 nM).Cenerimod inhibits multiple S1P isoforms and can be used to study murine experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and murine scleroderma.

E3 ligase Ligand 10 serves as a ligand for E3 ubiquitin ligase and can be conjugated to a protein ligand through a linker, resulting in the formation of PROTACs. These PROTACs act as inducers of ubiquitination-mediated degradation, specifically targeting cancer-promoting proteins[1].

Emoquine-1 is a potent orally active antimalarial agent effective against various drug-resistant Plasmodium strains, including artemisinin-resistant dormant parasites. It demonstrates efficacy against proliferative malignant Plasmodium with an IC50 value ranging from 20 to 55 nM. Emoquine-1 holds potential for treating Plasmodium strains resistant to artemisinin combination therapy (ACT), with the capability to eradicate persistent parasites.

ACT-335827 is an orally available, brain-penetrant, orexin type 1 receptor-selective antagonist, with IC50 values of 6 nM for OXR1 and 417 nM for OXR2. It is suitable for studies related to neurological disorders [1].

IMM-01 is a novel class of small-molecule agonists of the mammalian Diaphanous (mDia)-related formins, which act downstream of Rho GTPases to assemble actin filaments, and their organization with microfilaments to establish and maintain cell polarity during migration and asymmetric division. GTP-bound Rho activates mDia family members by disrupting the interaction between the DID and DAD autoregulatory domains, which releases the FH2 domain to modulate actin and microtubule dynamics[1].

Almorexant (ACT 078573) is a potent and competitive dual orexin 1 receptor (OX1) orexin 2 receptor (OX2) antagonist with Ki values of 1.3 and 0.17 nM for OX1 and OX2, respectively.

ACT-462206 is an orally available Orexin 1 Orexin 2 receptor antagonist that crosses the blood-brain barrier.ACT-462206 is highly potent and can be used in studies of sleep and anxiety.

JWB1-84-1 3HCl, as a neuroprotective agent, can act by improving cognitive performances in a transgenic mouse model of AD.

Momordin Ic (Momordin 1c) might represent a potential anticancer activity, by inducing apoptosis through oxidative stress-regulated mitochondrial dysfunction involving the MAPK and PI3K-mediated iNOS and HO-1 pathways. Also, Momordin Ic accelerates gastrointestinal transit partially by stimulating synthesis of 5-HT to act through 5-HT(2), which, in turn, increases synthesis of prostaglandins.

Ganglioside GD1a is a sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipid found in brain, erythrocytes, bone marrow, testis, spleen, and liver. [1] It can be shed from the surface of tumor cells into the microenvironment where it influences tumor-host cell interactions to promote tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. Ganglioside GD1a (20 μM) also increases endothelial cell proliferation. Furthermore, ganglioside GD1a has been shown to act as a functional coreceptor for toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), enabling the recruitment of TLR2 to lipid rafts when bound by a bacterial toxin.[2] Ganglioside GD1a mixture contains ganglioside GD1a molecular species with C18:1 and C20:1 sphingoid backbones.

ACT-373898 is a metabolite of the endothelin (ET) receptor type A (ETA) and ETBdual antagonist macitentan .1 1.Dingemanse, J., Sidharta, P.N., Maddrey, W.C., et al.Efficacy, safety and clinical pharmacology of macitentan in comparison to other endothelin receptor antagonists in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertensionExpert Opin. Drug Saf.13(3)391-405(2013)

Coenzyme Q10 is a component of the electron transport chain and participates in aerobic cellular respiration, generating energy in the form of ATP. In its reduced form, it acts as an antioxidant. Coenzyme Q2 is a precursor of coenzyme Q10 that has 2, rather than 10, isoprenoid units on the ubiquinone base. It can act as an electron acceptor for bacterial Complex I. In mammalian cells, exogenous coenzyme Q2 prevents the production of reactive oxygen species associated with Complex I activity. Forms of coenzyme Q with shorter isoprenoid chains, including coenzyme Q2, induce p53-dependent apoptosis in human B-cell acute lymphoblastoid leukemia BALL-1 cells.

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) act synergistically in promoting cancer. Wortmannin is a potent inhibitor of PI3K enzymes, while rapamycin blocks mTOR Complex 1 TORC1. Wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate consists of analogs of 17-hydroxy wortmannin and rapamycin conjugated via a prodrug linker. Hydrolysis of the prodrug linker in vivo releases the inhibitors. The wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate inhibits the growth of HT-29 colon tumors and A498 renal tumors in mice better than rapamycin alone. Also, the conjugate, when given in combination with the VEGF-blocker bevacizumab, produces substantial regression of larger A498 tumors. Finally, the wortmannin-rapamycin conjugate is tolerated better than an equivalent mixture of the inhibitors.