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Endomorphins are two endogenous opioid peptides. Endomorphin-1 (Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH2) and endomorphin-2 (Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH2) are tetrapeptides with the highest known affinity and specificity for the μ opioid receptor. Endomorphin-1 is located in the […]

Gusperimus is an immunosuppressive drug. It is a derivative of the antitumor antibiotic spergualin and inhibits the interleukin-2-stimulated maturation of T cells to the S and G2/M phases and the […]

Bicinchoninic acid is a weak acid composed of two carboxylated quinoline rings.Bicinchoninic acid is most commonly employed by biochemists in the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay which is used to determine […]

In biochemistry PMSF (phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride or phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride) is a serine protease inhibitor commonly used in the preparation of cell lysates. PMSF does not inhibit all serine proteases[citation needed]. It is […]

Alpha-Bungarotoxin α-Bungarotoxin (α-BTX) is one of the bungarotoxins components of the venom of the elapid snake Taiwanese banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus). It is a type of α-neurotoxin a neurotoxic protein […]

Samsonite is a silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral with formula Ag4MnSb2S6. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with a typical slender radiating prismatic habit. It is metallic black to […]

Swainsonine is an indolizidine alkaloid. It is a potent inhibitor of Golgi alpha-mannosidase II an immunomodulator and a potential chemotherapy drug. As a toxin in locoweed (likely its primary toxin) […]

11133-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) is a hydrofluorocarbon used primarily for closed-cell spray foam insulation produced by Honeywell and in Asia by Sinochem. Honeywell markets HFC-245fa under the Enovate and Genetron 245fa brand […]

Ophthalmic acid also known as ophthalmate (chemically L-Ύ-glutamyl-L-α-aminobutyrylglycine) is a tripeptide analogue of glutathione in which the cysteine group is replaced by L-2-aminobutyrate. It was first discovered and isolated from […]

Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-hydroxycoumarin vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison. In recent years it has become one of the world’s most widely used pesticides. It is typically used as […]