List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 317

Myrcenol is an organic compound specifically a terpenoid. It is most notable as one of the fragrant components of lavender oil.It is also found in the hop plant (Humulus lupulus). […]

Cephaeline is an alkaloid chemical that induces vomiting by stimulating the stomach lining. It is found in commercial products such as syrup of ipecac. Chemically it is closely related to […]

Népouite is a rare nickel silicate mineral which has the apple green colour typical of such compounds. It was named by E Glasser in 1907 after the place where it […]

Aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) is a chemical compound that readily polymerizes in aqueous solution forming a stable free radical that inhibits protein-nucleic acid interactions. It is a potent inhibitor of ribonuclease […]

S-Adenosylmethioninamine (decarboxylated S-adenosyl methionine) is a substrate that is involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines including spermidine spermine and thermospermine. The image shown at right is the enantiomer of the […]

4-Chloromercuribenzoic acid (p-chloromercuribenzoic acid PCMB) is an organomercury compound that is used as a protease inhibitor especially in molecular biology applications.PCMB reacts with thiol groups in proteins and is therefore […]

Daphnin is a plant toxin. It can be produced from dihydroxycoumarin by O-dihydroxycoumarin 7-O-glucosyltransferase.

NS-398 is a COX-2 inhibitor used in the study of the function of cyclooxygenases.

Piperic acid is a chemical often obtained by the base-hydrolysis of the alkaloid piperine from black pepper followed by acidification of the corresponding salt. Piperic acid is an intermediate in […]

Phosphamidon is an organophosphate insecticide first reported in 1960. It acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor.The commercial product typically exists as a mixture of 70% (Z)-isomer and 30% (E)-isomer.