l m tyrosine

L-m-Tyrosine (3-Hydroxy-L-Phenylalanine) is a non-natural amino acid. L-(-)-m-Tyrosine displays the potential in treating Parkinson's disease, arthritis, and Alzheimer's disease.

H-Tyr(3-I)-OH (3-Iodo-L-tyrosine) is an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase (Ki = 0.39 M) and an intermediate in the synthesis of thyroid hormones

DW532 is one of simplified analogues of hematoxylin that has shown broad-spectrum inhibition on tyrosine kinases and in vitro anti-cancer activities. DW532 inhibited EGFR and VEGFR2 in vitro kinase activity (the IC50 values were 4.9 and 5.5 μmol L, respectively), and suppressed their downstream signaling. DW532 dose-dependently inhibited tubulin polymerization via direct binding to tubulin, thus disrupting the mitotic spindle assembly and leading to abnormal cell division. In a panel of human cancer cells, DW532 (1 and 10 μmol L) induced G2 M phase arrest and cell apoptosis, which subsequently resulted in cytotoxicity. Knockdown of BubR1 or Mps1, the two core proteins of the spindle assembly checkpoint dramatically decreased DW532-induced cell cycle arrest in MDA-MB-468 cells. Moreover, treatment with DW532 potently and dose-dependently suppressed angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. ( Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2014 Jul;35(7):916-28.)