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mosapramine
Mosapramine (Cremin) is an atypical antipsychotic used in Japan for the treatment of schizophrenia. It is a potent dopamine antagonist with high affinity to the D2, D3, and D4 receptors, and with moderate affinity for the 5-HT2 receptors.
binospirone
Binospirone (MDL-73,005-EF) is a drug which acts as a partial agonist at 5-HT1A somatodendritic autoreceptors but as an antagonist at postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors. It has anxiolytic effects.
aplaviroc
Aplaviroc (INN, codenamed AK602 and GSK-873140) is a CCR5 entry inhibitor that belongs to a class of 2,5-diketopiperazines developed for the treatment of HIV infection. It was developed by GlaxoSmithKline.
boromycin
Boromycin is a bacteriocidal polyether-macrolide antibiotic. It was initially isolated from the Streptomyces antibioticus, and is notable for being the first natural product found to contain the element boron. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria, but is ineffective against gram-negative bacteria. Boromycin kills bacteria by negatively affecting the cytoplasmic membrane, resulting in the loss of potassium ions from the cell. Boromycin has not been approved as a drug for medical use.
spiropyran
A spiropyran is a type of photochromic organic chemical compound, characterized by their ability to reversibly switch between two structural forms—spiropyran and merocyanine—upon exposure to light or other external stimuli. This reversible transformation alters their optical and electronic properties, making them valuable in various applications, including molecular switches, optical data storage, sensors, and smart materials.
Hippuristanol
Hippuristanol is a small molecule found in the coral Isis hippuris which was discovered by Jerry Pelletier and others of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It appears to have anti-viral activity and may hold promise as a cancer therapy. Binds to and inhibits the eukaryotic translation initiation factor protein eIF4A.
lurbinectedin
Lurbinectedin, sold under the brand name Zepzelca, is a medication used for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
zoliflodacin
Zoliflodacin, sold under the brand name Nuzolvence, is an antibiotic used for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea). Zoliflodacin is being developed as part of a public-private partnership between Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics and the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP). Zoliflodacin is taken by mouth.
spirodecane
Spirodecane is a chemical compound. It features a cyclohexane ring bound directly to a cyclopentane ring. Different spirodecane sesquiterpenes have been produced in cultured mycelia by the fungus Cordyceps ophioglossoides.
spirodiclofen
Spirodiclofen is an acaricide and insecticide used in agriculture to control mites and San Jose scale. In the United States, it is used on citrus, grapes, pome fruit, stone fruit, and tree nut crops.
siramesine
Siramesine (or Lu 28-179) is a sigma receptor agonist, selective for the σ2 subtype. In animal studies, siramesine has been shown to produce anxiolytic and antidepressant effects. It was developed by the pharmaceutical company H Lundbeck for the treatment of anxiety, although development was discontinued after clinical trials showed a lack of efficacy in humans. Siramesine has been shown to produce an enhanced antidepressant effect when co-administered with NMDA antagonists. It has also been used to study the σ2 activity of cocaine, and has been shown to produce anticancer properties both in v
Tautomycin
Tautomycin is a chemical that occurs naturally in shellfish and is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spiroverticillatus. It is a polyketide-based structure characterized by a three hydroxyl groups, two ketones, a dialkylmaleic anhydride, an ester linkage (connecting anhydride unit to polyketide chain), a spiroketal and one methyl ether among others.
tofogliflozin hydrate
Tofogliflozin (INN, USAN, codenamed CSG452) is a drug developed for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 and was originally co-developed by Chugai Pharma in collaboration with Kowa and Sanofi. It is an inhibitor of subtype 2 sodium-glucose transport protein (SGLT2), which is responsible for at least 90% of the glucose reabsorption in the kidney. As of 2014, tofogliflozin was approved for use in Japan and is marketed under the brand names Apleway and Deberza. It has not been approved for use outside of Japan. == See also == Gliflozin
spiramide
Spiramide (developmental code name AMI-193) is an experimental antipsychotic that acts as a selective 5-HT2A, 5-HT1A, and D2 receptor antagonist. It has negligible affinity for the 5-HT2C receptor. ==See also== Spirodecanone == References ==
sarolaner
Sarolaner, sold under the brand name Simparica, is an ectoparasiticide veterinary medication for the treatment of flea and tick infestations in dogs. It is also used off-label to control sarcoptic mange and demodectic mange.
arterolane
Arterolane, also known as OZ277 or RBx 11160, is an antimalarial compound marketed by Ranbaxy Laboratories. It was discovered by US and European scientists coordinated by the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). Its molecular structure is uncommon for pharmacological compounds in that it has both an ozonide (trioxolane) group and an adamantane substituent.
trilaciclib
Trilaciclib, sold under the brand name Cosela, is a medication used to reduce the frequency of chemotherapy-induced bone marrow suppression.
CSPD
chemical compound
tutin
chemical compound
azaspirodecanedione
Azaspirodecanedione is a chemical compound with the formula C9H13NO2. It is a component of the chemical structures of several of the azapirones. ==Concrete List== Alnespirone Binospirone BMY-7,378 Buspirone Gepirone (Dimethyl variation) Mdl-72832 [113777-33-6] MDL73975 [159650-30-3] MJ-7378 [21103-03-7] Ref: ORG13514 ORG12653 SNAP-8719 [255893-38-0] Patent: Tiospirone
Satavaptan fumarate
Satavaptan (INN; developmental code name SR121463, former tentative brand name Aquilda) is a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist which was investigation by Sanofi-Aventis and was under development for the treatment of hyponatremia. It was also being studied for the treatment of ascites. Development was discontinued in 2009.
mitraphylline
Mitraphylline, an oxindole derivative, is an active alkaloid in the leaves of the tree Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom. As a non-narcotic constituent, it also occurs in the bark of Uncaria tomentosa (cat's claw) along with isomeric alkaloids.
spirodecanedione
Spirodecanedione is a chemical compound. It features spirodecane with two ketones attached.
rhynchophylline
Rhynchophylline is an alkaloid found in certain Uncaria species (Rubiaceae), notably Uncaria rhynchophylla and Uncaria tomentosa. It also occurs in the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa (kratom) and Mitragyna tubulosa, a tree native to Thailand. Chemically, it is related to the alkaloid mitragynine.
xanomeline/trospium
combination drug
bromopyrogallol red
chemical compound
sorbinil
Sorbinil (INN) is an aldose reductase inhibitor being investigated for treatment of diabetic complications including neuropathy and retinopathy. Aldose reductase is an enzyme present in lens and brain that removes excess glucose by converting it to sorbitol. Sorbitol accumulation can lead to the development of cataracts in the lens and neuropathy in peripheral nerves. Sorbinil has been shown to inhibit aldose reductase in human brain and placenta and calf and rat lens. Sorbinil reduced sorbitol accumulation in rat lens and sciatic nerve of diabetic rats orally administered 0.25 mg/kg sorb
spirotetramat
Spirotetramat (ISO Name) is a keto-enol insecticide developed by Bayer CropScience under the brand names Movento and Ultor.
horsfiline
Horsfiline is an oxindole alkaloid found in the plant Horsfieldia superba, which is used in traditional herbal medicine. It has analgesic effects and has been the subject of research both to produce it synthetically by convenient routes and to develop analogues and derivatives which may have improved analgesic effects.
cipargamin
Cipargamin (also known as KAE609 or NITD609) is a synthetic antimalarial compound belonging to the novel spiroindolone drug class. Developed by Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore, through a collaboration with the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), the Biomedical Primate Research Centre and the Swiss Tropical Institute, cipargamin represents a promising next-generation antimalarial drug currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials with a particular focus on safety evaluation. Cipargamin was awarded MMV Project of the Year 2009.
fluoran
Fluoran is a triarylmethane dye. It is the structural core of a variety of other dyes.
N-Methylspiperone
'''N-Methylspiperone (NMSP''') is a derivate of spiperone that is used to study the dopamine and serotonin neurotransmitter systems. Labeled with the radioisotope carbon-11, it can be used for positron emission tomography.
Bistramide A
chemical compound
SPANphos
SPANphos is an organophosphorus compound used as a ligand in organometallic and coordination chemistry. The compound is a rare example of a trans-spanning ligand and rigidly links mutually trans coordination sites. By virtue of its C2-symmetric backbone, SPANphos forms a chiral cavity over the face of a square planar complexes, e.g. in MCl2(SPANphos) (M = Pd, Pt).thumb|left|144px|Structure of PtCl2(SPANphos)
Streptolydigin
Streptolydigin (Stl) is an antibiotic that works by inhibiting nucleic acid chain elongation by binding to RNA polymerase, thus inhibiting RNA synthesis inside a cell. Streptolydigin inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase, but not eukaryotic RNA polymerase. It has antibacterial activity against a number of Gram positive bacteria.
Papulacandin B
chemical compound
coriamyrtin
Coriamyrtin is a toxic γ-lactone naturally present in a multitude of plants.
AR-R17779
AR-R17779 is a drug that acts as a potent and selective full agonist for the α7 subtype of neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It has nootropic effects in animal studies, but its effects do not substitute for those of nicotine. It has also been studied as a potential novel treatment for arthritis.
spirendolol
Spirendolol is a beta adrenergic receptor antagonist.
Acylfulvene
Acylfulvene is a class of cytotoxic semi-synthetic derivatives of illudin, a natural product that can be extracted from the jack o'lantern mushroom (Omphalotus olearius). One important acylfulvene, 6-hydroxymethylacylfulvene (irofulven), has been evaluated for the treatment of a wide assortment of cancers and tumors. It is thought that acylfulvene compounds kill cancer cells by DNA alkylation (see DNA methylation).
milbemycin oxime
chemical compound