topoisomerases

Artemisitene is the oxidized form of Artemisinin and is an antimalarial agent. Artemisinin precursors are the important basic substances for biosynthesis of Artemisinin, including Artemisinin B, Artemisitene, Artemisinic acid, etc.

Doxorubicin hydrochloride is an anthracycline antibiotic with cytotoxic and antitumor activity. It is an effective inhibitor of human DNA topoisomerase I and II, with IC50 values of 0.8 μM and 2.67 μM, respectively. In addition to inhibiting DNA topoisomerases, it can reduce the phosphorylation of AMPK and its downstream target, acetyl-CoA carboxylase. Doxorubicin hydrochloride also induces apoptosis and autophagy. In animal studies, it is commonly used to induce models of acute renal failure, chronic kidney injury, and heart failure.

Aclacinomycin A (Aclarubicin) is a novel anthracycline antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces galilei with antitumor activity.Aclacinomycin A is an inhibitor of topoisomerases I and II and inhibits RNA activity.Aclacinomycin A has been used in the study of relapsed leukemia and advanced malignant lymphomas.

1. Lycobetaine (Ungeremine) is a potential biofungicide against Penicillium roqueforti and Aspergillus niger.2. Lycobetaine have strong antibacterial activity against Flavobacterium columnare . 3. Lycobetaine effectively targets mammalian as well as bacterial type I and type II topoisomerases.4. Lycobetaine shows strong acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity(IC(50) value of 0.35 microM). 5. Lycobetaine has antiprotozoal activity, it shows good activity in in vitro assays against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi.

Ganoderiol F has anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and anti-HIV activity, it inhibits activity of topoisomerases in vitro, and it inhibits human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease with IC(50) values of 20-40 microM. It induced HO-1 expression, activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase EKR and up-regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 and suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production.

1,4-Dihydroxy-2-carbomethoxy-3-prenylnaphthalene-1-O-beta-glucopyranoside may exhibit inhibitory activity against DNA topoisomerases I and II and demonstrate cytotoxicity.

Ganoderic acid X is a potential Mdm2 inhibitor(K(i) = 16nM). It is a potential anticancer drug, inhibits topoisomerases and induces apoptosis of cancer cells.