Suxethonium is a depolarising muscle relaxant, with low incidence of postoperative muscle pain.

The dihydrochloride salt of nolatrexed, a water-soluble lipophilic quinazoline folate analog with antineoplastic activity. Nolatrexed occupies the folate binding site of thymidylate synthase, resulting in inhibition of thymidylate synthase activity and thymine nucleotide synthesis with subsequent inhibition of DNA replication, DNA damage, S-phase cell cycle arrest, and caspase-dependent apoptosis. This agent also exhibits radiosensitizing activity. Orphan designation of nolatrexed was granted in the Unites States of America for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Moxastine is a diarylmethane derivative with an antihistamine and anticholinergic activities.

Tubulozole is a stereospecific microtubule inhibitor. Structurally it is related to the benzimidazole carbamates by its carbamate moiety, which is essential for the activity of both types of compounds. The compound exists as a cis-isomer called tubulozole-C (R 46 846) and as a trans-isomer called tubulozole-T. The cis-isomer appears to be a potent and specific microtubule inhibitor, the trans-isomer being inactive at 100 times higher concentrations. At low concentrations, both isomers of tubulozole (C, T) inhibit Plasmodium falciparum but only tubulozole C inhibits mammalian cells. Since tubulozole C prevents polymerization of mammalian tubulin whereas tubulozole T does not, the antimalarial action of tubulozoles may not involve microtubules. Tubulozole-C, a new synthetic anticancer drug, interfered with the structure and function of microtubules in both interphase and mitotic cells. The activity of Tubulozole-C in experimental tumor systems can be explained partly by a direct antimitotic effect and partly by the disintegration of the normal subcellular organization of the nondividing cells. At concentrations which affect the microtubule system, tubulozole-C arrested directional migration of transformed cells and malignant invasion in a three-dimensional organ culture system. Investigations in vivo show that malignant L1210 leukemia cells are more susceptible to the antimicrotubular effect of tubulozole-C than are the normal leukocytes of the host. The trans-isomer of tubulozole (tubulozole-T, R 48 265), which has no antitumor activity in vivo, did not affect the microtubule system of cells in vitro or their capacity for directional migration or for malignant invasion.

Indotecan (LMP400) is a novel indenoisoquinoline derivative with specific topoisomerase I inhibition activity, developed by Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute for cancer treatment. In preclinical studied Indotecan inhibited the cell growth of established mouse pheochromocytoma cell lines and primary human tumor tissue cultures. Low doses of Indotecan decreased the protein levels of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1α), one of a family of factors studied as potential metastatic drivers in these tumors. In vitro, Indotecan showed an increase in the growth-inhibitory effects in combination with other chemotherapeutic drugs that are currently used for the treatment of pheochromocytoma. Recently Indotecan has entered Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of cancer patients at the National Cancer Institute, and definite plans are being formulated to commence Phase II clinical trials.

Morazone is is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), originally developed by the German pharmaceutical company Ravensberg in the 1950s. Morazone was used as a moderately strong analgesic but was discontinued due to high abuse potential

Indimitecan, also known as LMP776, is a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor. A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It blocks certain enzymes that break and rejoin DNA strands. These enzymes are needed for cells to divide and grow. Blocking them may cause cancer cells to die. Indimitecan (LMP776) also helps anticancer drugs kill cancers that are resistant to some other drugs. LMP776 is a type of indenoisoquinoline and a type of topoisomerase inhibitor. In vitro, LMP776 induces TOP 1 cleavage at unique genomic positions and causes cell cycle arrest in both S and G (2)-M phases. Protein linked DNA breaks were observed in cells treated with nanomolar concentrations of LMP776.

There is no much available information related to the biological and pharmacological application of imidoline, but this compound has been found to be as potent as chlorpromazine in increasing striatal DOPA accumulation and prolactin secretion in vivo. Imidoline exhibited only weak inhibitory activity towards dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase and 3H-spiroperidol binding to striatal membranes in vitro. A proposed active conformation involves intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the protonated dimethylamino group and the oxygen of the imidazolidinone ring. The spatial relationship between the amine nitrogen and phenyl ring in this conformation allows proper fit of imidoline with key dimensions described for the dopamine receptor.

Amonafide is an imide derivative of naphthalic acid. It is a novel topoisomerase II (Topo II) inhibitor and DNA intercalator that induces apoptotic signaling by blocking the binding of Topo II to DNA. Amonafide retains cytotoxic activity even in the presence of P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-mediated multi-drug resistance (MDR). It is a new investigational anticancer drug. Amonafide has been extensively studied in patients with malignant solid tumors, like prostate cancer, breast cancer and others. When its usefulness in the treatment of various solid malignancies proved limited, focus was shifted to establishing its use as an antileukemic agent, specifically against secondary and treatment-associated acute myeloid leukemia (AML).