Bioactive small molecules are organic compounds that have a low molecular weight (900 daltons). Most pharmaceutical drugs are small molecules. Larger structures such as nucleic acids, proteins, and many polysaccharides are not small molecules.
Anidulafungin is a semi-synthetic echinocandin derivative and antifungal effective against Candida spp. Anidulafungin inhibits fungal cell wall synthesis. It is useful in pharmacotherapy and cell culture research applications. It is...
Amphotericin B, USP (syn: Fungizone) is a polyene macrolide aminoglycoside broad-spectrum antimycotic. This bioactive natural product was isolated from soil collected from Orinoco River (Venezuela) in 1955 and identified as Streptomyces nodosus by...
Midecamycin is an naturally occurring, broad-spectrum acetoxy-substituted macrolide antibiotic similar in structure to erythromycin. An acetoxy group is substituted on position 9 of the 16-membered ring and on position 4 of the terminal sugar...
Clotrimazole is a broad-spectrum antifungal belonging to the imidazole subclass of azole compounds. These compounds interfere with the biosynthesis of ergosterol, a major membrane component of the fungal cytoplasmic membrane. Clotrimazole was discovered...
4-CPPU (CPPU) is a highly active plant growth regulator of the cytokine class that increases chlorophyll biosynthesis, cell division and cell expansion. It can increase fruit set and fruit enlargement and promote somatic embryogenesis. It works...
Florfenicol is a fluorinated synthetic analog of Thiamphenicol, belonging to the amphenicol class which also contains Choramphenicol. It is metabolized to Florfenicol Amine. The compound is a highly potent inhibitor of bacterial protein...
Metronidazole is a bioactive small molecule and broad-spectrum nitromidazole antibiotic used against anaerobic bacteria and parasites. The hydroxy metabolite, 1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-2-hydroxy methyl-5-nitroimidazole is considered the major active...
Flumequine is a broad-spectrum, first-generation fluoroquinolone commonly used in veterinary research. It was patented in 1973 by Riker Labs. Flumequine is freely soluble in alkaline solutions and ethanol but is insoluble in water. Mechanism of...
Siomycin is a macrocyclic thiopeptide antibiotic with potent and selective antibacterial activity first isolated from the fermentation product of Streptomyces sioyaensis by Nishimura in 1959. This member of the thiostrepton family is a potent inhibitor...
Ceftiofur Sodium is the sodium salt of Ceftiofur, a broad-spectrum, third-generation β-lactamase resistant cephalosporin first described in 1987, commonly used in veterinary research applications. Its metabolite (desfurolyceftiofur) also has...
Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride is an anti-cancer agent used chemotherapeutically for leukemias and solid tumors. It has immunosuppressive activity and inhibits proliferation of lymphocytes and induces apoptosis of antigen-presenting T-cells. The...
Rapamycin (Sirolimus) is a natural compound belonging to the macrolide family. It is derived from Streptomyces hygroscopicus isolated from a soil sample from Easter Island in 1972 by Mr. Sehgal of Ayerst Research Labs in Montreal, Quebec...