Metabolic Disease

Glafenine (Glafenin) is a non-selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-based COX-1/COX-2 inhibitor. Glafenine exerts anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-cell migration effects by inhibiting the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway and reducing prostaglandin synthesis. Glafenine can induce cell cycle arrest in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells and reduce the synthesis of the extracellular matrix protein Tenascin. Glafenine can be used in the research of inflammatory-related diseases, vascular restenosis and cystic fibrosis (CF).

D-Valine is the enantiomer of L-Valine (HY-N0717). L-Valine is one of 20 proteinogenic amino acids. L-Valine is an essential amino acid.

Halicin (SU3327) is a potent, selective and substrate-competitive JNK inhibitor with an IC₅₀ of 0.7 μM. Halicin also inhibits protein-protein interactions between JNK and JNK Interacting Protein (JIP) with an IC₅₀ of 239 nM. Halicin shows less active against p38α and Akt kinase.

Oleic acid-¹³C is the ¹³C labeled Oleic acid (HY-N1446). Oleic acid (9-cis-Octadecenoic acid) is an abundant monounsaturated fatty acid. Oleic acid is a Na+/K+ ATPase activator.

Hypocrellin A is a PKC inhibitor that exerts antidiabetic activity by reversing the effects of high glucose on endothelin (ET-1) expression. Hypocrellin A is also a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT) with anticancer, antibacterial and antiviral activities, especially against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition, Hypocrellin-A also possesses anti-Leishmania activity (IC₅₀=0.27 μg/ml).

H-D-Trp-OH (D-Tryptophan) is the D-isomer of tryptophan, which is occasionally found in natural peptides, such as marine toxin peptides. H-D-Trp-OH can increase intestinal microbial diversity and counteract the inhibitory effect of allergic airway inflammation on intestinal microbial diversity.

Diphenyl Phosphate inhibits growth and energy metabolism in zebrafish and mice in a sex-specific manner. Diphenyl Phosphate can inhibit the activity of SDH (respiratory complex II), reduce the expression of CPT1 and disrupts the integrity of the mitochondrial membrane. Diphenyl Phosphate may be used in research on metabolic diseases.

Solanesol is an orally active aliphatic terpene alcohol. Solanesol is mainly found in tobacco and other Solanaceae plants. Solanesol induces HO-1 and Hsp70 expression, activates p38 and Akt signaling pathways, and inhibits Apoptosis (reduces caspase-3 and PARP cleavage). Solanesol has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective activities. Solanesol can be used in the research of Huntington's disease, alcoholic liver disease, chronic inflammatory pain, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, and bipolar disorder.

Cort108297 is a specific glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonist. Cort108297 has a high affinity for GRs with a K_i of 0.45 nM.

Cafestol is an orally active diterpenoid and an inhibitor of ERK2. Cafestol has elevated blood lipids, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and anti-diabetic activities. In addition, Cafestol induces tumor cell apoptosis and autophagy, which can be used in the study of cancer.

Demethyleneberberine chloride is a blood-brain barrier-permeable antioxidant. Demethyleneberberine chloride exerts antioxidant effects by targeting mitochondria, activates the AMPK signaling pathway to regulate lipid metabolism, and inhibits inflammation-related pathways such as NF-κB and MAPK. Demethyleneberberine chloride can be used in the research of inflammatory and other diseases.

Lobetyolin, a bioactive compound, is derived from Codonopsis pilosula. Lobetyolin has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and xanthine oxidase inhibiting activities. Lobetyolin also induces the apoptosis via the inhibition of ASCT2-mediated glutamine metabolism. Lobetyolin is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Alkyne group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAc) with molecules containing Azide groups.

Mutanolysin is a bacteriolytic agent. Mutanolysin is a muralytic enzyme that can prevent hepatic injury. Mutanolysin can digest the cell wall of S. mutans BHT and shows antibacterial activity. Mutanolysin reduces TNF-α production in isolated Kupffer cells stimulated with peptidoglycan-polysaccharide (PG-APS). Mutanolysin can be used for the researches of infection, inflammation and hepatic injury.

S-Allyl-L-cysteine, one of the organosulfur compounds found in AGE, possess various biological effects including neurotrophic activity, anti-cancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity.

Hispolon, a polyphenol, can be isolated from Phellinus linteus. Hispolon possesses anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, antiviral, hepatoprotective, anti-diabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities.

L-Tryptophan-d₈ is the deuterium labeled L-Tryptophan. L-Tryptophan (Tryptophan) is an essential amino acid that is the precursor of serotonin, melatonin, and vitamin B3.

Trifolirhizin is a pterocarpan flavonoid found in the roots of Sophora flavescens. Trifolirhizin is a tyrosinase inhibitor with an IC₅₀ value of 506.77 μM. Trifolirhizin reduces intracellular melanin production and modulates multiple signaling pathways including NFκB-MAPK, AMPK/mTOR, PI3K/Akt, MAPK-NFATc1 and EGFR-MAPK. Trifolirhizin targets biological molecules including PTK6 and COX-2, inhibits the activities of hyaluronidase, collagenase and elastase, induces apoptosis, autophagy and cell cycle arrest, and suppresses the proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells. Trifolirhizin exerts diverse pharmacological effects including anti-inflammatory, anti-asthmatic, bone-protective, renoprotective, antibacterial, antifungal, hepatoprotective, antiplatelet, estrogenic and wound-healing activities. Trifolirhizin can be used to investigate a broad range of malignant, inflammatory, metabolic and infectious disorders.

Kukoamine A, a spermine alkaloid, is an orally active and brain-penetrant component found in the root barks of Lycium chinense (L. chinense) Miller. Kukoamine A inhibits purified Crithidia fasciculata trypanothione reductase and soybean lipoxygenase, activates μ-opioid receptor. Kukoamine A can inhibt cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, cause G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest and induce apoptosis. Kukoamine A exerts neuroprotective effect and can induce autophagy . Kukoamine A inhibits LPS (HY-D1056)-induced NO, ROS, PGE₂, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 production and COX-2 activity. Kukoamine A reverses palmitic acid-induced insulin resistance, lipid accumulation, and oxidative stress via downregulation of Srebp-1c. Kukoamine A can be used for the research of cancer, infection, inflammation, metabolic and neurological disease, such as glioblastoma and Parkinson's disease.

Callistephin (Pelargonidin 3-O-glucoside) chloride is an anthocyanin. Callistephin chloride regulates the expression of inflammatory (reducing iNOS/TNF-α/COX-2) and apoptosis-related proteins by inhibiting p38 phosphorylation, and enhances the protective effect of Isoflurane (HY-A0134) on microglial cell damage. Callistephin chloride significantly reduces ROS levels, eliminates DPPH free radicals, protects retinal pigment epithelial cells, and inhibits lipid peroxidation. Callistephin chloride can alleviate glutamate excitotoxicity, reduce neuronal apoptosis, and protect cerebellar granule neurons. Callistephin chloride can inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer cells by inducing apoptosis.

all-trans-Anhydro Retinol (Anhydrovitamin A) is an orally active degradation product formed by the dehydration of vitamin A alcohol and its esters under conditions such as acidic catalysis or hydroxylic solvents, with a biological activity only 0.4% of that of Vitamin A (HY-B1342). In rats, all-trans-Anhydro Retinol can be metabolized into hydroxy derivatives and their esters, but it cannot be converted into Vitamin A (HY-B1342) and has a low storage capacity in the body.