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By Targets:	Apoptosis (2) Endogenous Metabolite (2) Free Fatty Acid Receptor (1) mGluR (2) Orphan GPCR (1) Reference Standards (1)
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Targets Recommended: Emopamil Binding Protein Cdc42-binding kinase FKBP YB-1 Penicillin-binding protein (PBP) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters FABP Oxysterol-binding Protein-related Protein (ORP) Transthyretin (TTR) Ligands for Target Protein for PROTAC SDCBP GHR P-glycoprotein

Cat. No.	Product Name	Target	Research Areas	Chemical Structure

HY-W011417

Cinnabarinic acid 1 Publications Verification	Endogenous Metabolite mGluR Apoptosis	Others
Cinnabarinic acid is a specific orthosteric agonist of mGlu₄ by interacting with residues of the glutamate binding pocket of mGlu4, has no activity at other mGlu receptors. Cinnabarinic acid is an endogenous metabolite of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan. Cinnabarinic acid induces cell apoptosis .

HY-156815

YL-365	Orphan GPCR	Neurological Disease Inflammation/Immunology
YL-365 is a potent and selective GPR34 antagonist with an IC₅₀ of 17 nM. YL-365 binds to a portion of the orthosteric binding pocket of GPR34 and induces allosteric changes that stabilize the receptor in an inactive conformation. YL-365 down-regulates expression of the proinflammatory gene iNOS in M1 microglia and suppresses proinflammatory responses. YL-365 reduces mechanical allodynia in a dose-dependent manner in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. YL-365 can be used for the research of neuropathic pain .

HY-W011417R

Cinnabarinic acid (Standard)	Endogenous Metabolite Reference Standards mGluR Apoptosis	Others
Cinnabarinic acid (Standard) is the analytical standard of Cinnabarinic acid. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Cinnabarinic acid is a specific orthosteric agonist of mGlu₄ by interacting with residues of the glutamate binding pocket of mGlu4, has no activity at other mGlu receptors. Cinnabarinic acid is an endogenous metabolite of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan. Cinnabarinic acid induces cell apoptosis .

HY-182404

Anticancer agent 316	Free Fatty Acid Receptor	Cancer
Anticancer agent 316 (Compound 1) is an anticancer agent. Anticancer agent 316 exerts anticancer activity against colorectal cancers expressing GPR120. Anticancer agent 316 can be used in the research of colorectal cancer .

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HY-L942

Allosteric Modulator Fragment Library	1802 compounds
In contrast to the high conservation of conventional orthosteric sites, allosteric sites possess structural characteristics of low conservation, high hydrophobicity, weak polarity, confined spatial geometry, and dynamic cryptic properties. There is a significant difference between their core structures and orthosteric pockets — allosteric pockets are mostly dynamic grooves formed by protein conformational changes, subunit interface clefts, or shallow depressions, rather than the rigid "keyhole" structure of orthosteric sites. With looser spatial constraints, allosteric sites have the advantages of high selectivity and low off-target risk, and have become an important direction in new drug discovery. Based on the dynamic, hydrophobic, and narrow-long spatial characteristics of allosteric pockets, MCE has performed targeted modification and screening of fragments. The screening criteria strictly conform to the requirements of allosteric binding: molecular weight is controlled at 120–280 Da (to meet the core needs of small molecules in fragment libraries and high derivatization), hydrogen bond donors (HBD ≤ 2), hydrogen bond acceptors (HBA ≤ 3), polar surface area (PSA = 30–80 Å²), rotatable bonds (≤ 2), moderate hydrophobicity (cLogP = 1–3.5), no strongly ionizable groups, and both appropriate rigidity and conformational flexibility to adapt to the dynamic changes of the pocket. Meanwhile, combined with the results of principal moment of inertia (PMI) analysis, fragments with high 3D diversity were obtained. Such fragments have good shape complementarity with allosteric pockets, ensuring that the fragments can smoothly enter the allosteric pockets and form stable binding, while providing room for subsequent optimization and derivation. This library contains 1,800 structurally diverse fragment molecules with excellent drug-like properties, suitable for allosteric drug development and the design and optimization of allosteric sites. It combines the

Allosteric Modulator Fragment Library

1802 compounds

In contrast to the high conservation of conventional orthosteric sites, allosteric sites possess structural characteristics of low conservation, high hydrophobicity, weak polarity, confined spatial geometry, and dynamic cryptic properties. There is a significant difference between their core structures and orthosteric pockets — allosteric pockets are mostly dynamic grooves formed by protein conformational changes, subunit interface clefts, or shallow depressions, rather than the rigid "keyhole" structure of orthosteric sites. With looser spatial constraints, allosteric sites have the advantages of high selectivity and low off-target risk, and have become an important direction in new drug discovery.

Based on the dynamic, hydrophobic, and narrow-long spatial characteristics of allosteric pockets, MCE has performed targeted modification and screening of fragments. The screening criteria strictly conform to the requirements of allosteric binding: molecular weight is controlled at 120–280 Da (to meet the core needs of small molecules in fragment libraries and high derivatization), hydrogen bond donors (HBD ≤ 2), hydrogen bond acceptors (HBA ≤ 3), polar surface area (PSA = 30–80 Å²), rotatable bonds (≤ 2), moderate hydrophobicity (cLogP = 1–3.5), no strongly ionizable groups, and both appropriate rigidity and conformational flexibility to adapt to the dynamic changes of the pocket. Meanwhile, combined with the results of principal moment of inertia (PMI) analysis, fragments with high 3D diversity were obtained. Such fragments have good shape complementarity with allosteric pockets, ensuring that the fragments can smoothly enter the allosteric pockets and form stable binding, while providing room for subsequent optimization and derivation.

This library contains 1,800 structurally diverse fragment molecules with excellent drug-like properties, suitable for allosteric drug development and the design and optimization of allosteric sites. It combines the

HY-L928

GPCR Targeted Diversity Library	7,113 compounds
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins in humans and one of the most important targets in drug discovery. Approximately 35% of launched drugs are targeted GPCRs, making them a crucial class of targets in drug discovery. The orthosteric site of a GPCR is its endogenous ligand’s (such as neurotransmitters or hormones) binding site. This site plays a central role in signal transduction. Small molecules binding to this site typically contain a protonatable amino group, enabling the formation of salt bridges or hydrogen bonds with acidic residues in the binding pocket. In contrast, the allosteric site does not directly initiate signaling but modulates the signal intensity of the GPCR by altering or stabilizing the conformation of the orthosteric site. Small molecules binding to the allosteric site often contain multiple aromatic rings to occupy hydrophobic pockets and achieve their functional effects. MCE has collected over 7,113 reported bioactive molecules targeting GPCRs, covering Class A, B, and C GPCRs. These small molecules were subjected to AI representation to extract 2D and 3D features. Subsequently, we do screening by AI score based on similarity to identify molecules in diversity library highly similar to the reported bioactive molecules in both 2D and 3D, with a threshold greater than 0.7. Further screening based on cLogP was applied to select molecules with good lipophilicity, which facilitates the binding of small molecules to GPCRs. This diversity library can be widely applied to the discovery of compounds targeting GPCR proteins.

GPCR Targeted Diversity Library

7,113 compounds

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins in humans and one of the most important targets in drug discovery. Approximately 35% of launched drugs are targeted GPCRs, making them a crucial class of targets in drug discovery.

The orthosteric site of a GPCR is its endogenous ligand’s (such as neurotransmitters or hormones) binding site. This site plays a central role in signal transduction. Small molecules binding to this site typically contain a protonatable amino group, enabling the formation of salt bridges or hydrogen bonds with acidic residues in the binding pocket. In contrast, the allosteric site does not directly initiate signaling but modulates the signal intensity of the GPCR by altering or stabilizing the conformation of the orthosteric site. Small molecules binding to the allosteric site often contain multiple aromatic rings to occupy hydrophobic pockets and achieve their functional effects.

MCE has collected over 7,113 reported bioactive molecules targeting GPCRs, covering Class A, B, and C GPCRs. These small molecules were subjected to AI representation to extract 2D and 3D features. Subsequently, we do screening by AI score based on similarity to identify molecules in diversity library highly similar to the reported bioactive molecules in both 2D and 3D, with a threshold greater than 0.7. Further screening based on cLogP was applied to select molecules with good lipophilicity, which facilitates the binding of small molecules to GPCRs. This diversity library can be widely applied to the discovery of compounds targeting GPCR proteins.

HY-L941

Allosteric Modulator Lead‑like Compound Library	4315 compounds
Owing to the high conservation of orthosteric sites, conventional orthosteric drugs frequently suffer from poor subtype selectivity, off-target toxicity, and drug resistance, severely restricting their clinical application. In contrast, allosteric sites feature low conservation, high hydrophobicity, weak polarity, confined spatial geometry, and dynamic cryptic properties. These characteristics endow allosteric modulators with distinct advantages including high selectivity, functional tunability, and improved safety, making allosteric therapy a key direction in modern drug discovery. MCE has curated nearly 1,000 structurally disclosed clinical-stage allosteric modulators. By analyzing allosteric protein–ligand complex structures from the PDB database, we extracted core pharmacophores and privileged scaffolds. Adopting a rational design strategy of “scaffold derivation + allosteric physicochemical filtering”, we performed secondary screening on the derived compounds strictly following the optimal physicochemical principles for allosteric binding based on universal allosteric pocket properties: molecular weight 300–500 Da, HBD ≤ 3, HBA = 3–8, PSA = 70–120 Å², rotatable bonds ≤ 6, highly rigid scaffolds, cLogP = 1.0–3.8, and no strongly ionizable groups. The selected compounds exhibit high rigidity and shape complementarity, making them well-suited for targeting shallow, dynamic, and hydrophobic-dominated allosteric pockets. This allosteric modulator library contains 4,315 structurally diverse, lead-like compounds dedicated to allosteric drug development, allosteric site targeting, and allosteric modulator screening. It is suitable for kinases, GPCRs, and other important drug targets. All compounds are analogs of clinical-stage allosteric modulators with a similarity score > 0.6, combining excellent druggability and allosteric binding potential. It provides a highly efficient tool for early-stage allosteric drug discovery.

Allosteric Modulator Lead‑like Compound Library

4315 compounds

Owing to the high conservation of orthosteric sites, conventional orthosteric drugs frequently suffer from poor subtype selectivity, off-target toxicity, and drug resistance, severely restricting their clinical application. In contrast, allosteric sites feature low conservation, high hydrophobicity, weak polarity, confined spatial geometry, and dynamic cryptic properties. These characteristics endow allosteric modulators with distinct advantages including high selectivity, functional tunability, and improved safety, making allosteric therapy a key direction in modern drug discovery.

MCE has curated nearly 1,000 structurally disclosed clinical-stage allosteric modulators. By analyzing allosteric protein–ligand complex structures from the PDB database, we extracted core pharmacophores and privileged scaffolds. Adopting a rational design strategy of “scaffold derivation + allosteric physicochemical filtering”, we performed secondary screening on the derived compounds strictly following the optimal physicochemical principles for allosteric binding based on universal allosteric pocket properties: molecular weight 300–500 Da, HBD ≤ 3, HBA = 3–8, PSA = 70–120 Å², rotatable bonds ≤ 6, highly rigid scaffolds, cLogP = 1.0–3.8, and no strongly ionizable groups. The selected compounds exhibit high rigidity and shape complementarity, making them well-suited for targeting shallow, dynamic, and hydrophobic-dominated allosteric pockets.

This allosteric modulator library contains 4,315 structurally diverse, lead-like compounds dedicated to allosteric drug development, allosteric site targeting, and allosteric modulator screening. It is suitable for kinases, GPCRs, and other important drug targets. All compounds are analogs of clinical-stage allosteric modulators with a similarity score > 0.6, combining excellent druggability and allosteric binding potential. It provides a highly efficient tool for early-stage allosteric drug discovery.

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Western blot analysis of extracts from THP-1(lane 2(20μg), Jurkat (lane 3(20μg) and NIH3T3(lane 4(20μg) using FOXO1A (HY-P80132) Rabbit mAb. Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane and blocked with 5% non-fat milk in TBST for 2 hour at room temperature. The primary antibody (1/1000) and Loading control antibody (Beta Actin, HY-P80438, 1/10000) was used in 5% non-fat milk in TBST at 4°C overnight. Goat Anti-Mouse/Rabbit IgG-HRP Secondary Antibody (1/10000) was used for 1 hour at room temperature. Western blot analysis of extracts from THP-1(lane 2(20μg), Jurkat (lane 3(20μg) and NIH3T3(lane 4(20μg) using FOXO1A (HY-P80132) Rabbit mAb. Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane and blocked with 5% non-fat milk in TBST for 2 hour at room temperature. The primary antibody (1/1000) and Loading control antibody (Beta Actin, HY-P80438, 1/10000) was used in 5% non-fat milk in TBST at 4°C overnight. Goat Anti-Mouse/Rabbit IgG-HRP Secondary Antibody (1/10000) was used for 1 hour at room temperature. Western blot analysis of extracts from THP-1(lane 2(20μg), Jurkat (lane 3(20μg) and NIH3T3(lane 4(20μg) using FOXO1A (HY-P80132) Rabbit mAb. Proteins were transferred to a PVDF membrane and blocked with 5% non-fat milk in TBST for 2 hour at room temperature. The primary antibody (1/1000) and Loading control antibody (Beta Actin, HY-P80438, 1/10000) was used in 5% non-fat milk in TBST at 4°C overnight. Goat Anti-Mouse/Rabbit IgG-HRP Secondary Antibody (1/10000) was used for 1 hour at room temperature.

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Western blot analysis of extracts from THP-1(lane 2(20μg), Jurkat (lane 3(20μg) and NIH3T3(lane 4(20μg) using FOXO1A (HY-P80132) Rabbit mAb. Proteins were transferred

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