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Licochalcone A (LicA) is a flavonoid isolated from the famous Chinese medicinal herb Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and has a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-cancer. However, its pha...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



MKC-1 is an orally available cell cycle inhibitor with downstream targets that include tubulin and the importin-β family. MKC-1 has shown broad antitumor activity in preclinical models. MKC-1 and its metabolites inhibit tubulin polymerization, blocki...
Arenobufagin, a representative natural bufadienolide compound, is the major active component extracted from toad venom. Arenobufagin is a part of Chinese medicine Chan'su. It possesses significant antineoplastic activity in vitro. Antineoplastic acti...
Hypaphorine is the alkaloid isolated from the seeds of Brazilian medicinal plant Erythrina spp. This compound was investigated for sleep-promoting effects in mice, and the results showed that it significantly increased non-rapid eye movement (NREM) s...
Ophiopogonin B is a glycosid (saponin) isolated from the butanol-soluble fraction of the fresh subterranean part of Ophiopogon japonicus, which is often used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat pulmonary disease and cancer. Ophiopogonin B was te...
Hypaphorine is the alkaloid isolated from the seeds of Brazilian medicinal plant Erythrina spp. This compound was investigated for sleep-promoting effects in mice, and the results showed that it significantly increased non-rapid eye movement (NREM) s...