List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 829

2-Aminoisobutyric acid or α-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) or α-methylalanine or 2-methylalanine is an amino acid with the structural formula is H2N-C(CH3)2-COOH. It is contained in some antibiotics of fungal origin e.g. […]

Dioxolane is a heterocyclic acetal with the chemical formula (CH2)2O2CH2. It is related to tetrahydrofuran by interchange of one oxygen for a CH2 group. The corresponding saturated 6-membered C4O2 rings […]

Lufenuron is the active ingredient in the veterinary flea control medication Program and one of the active ingredients in the veterinary flea control heartworm prevention and anthelmintic medicine milbemycin oxime/lufenuron […]

Metiamide is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist developed from another H2 antagonist burimamide. It was an intermediate compound in the development of the successful anti-ulcer drug cimetidine (Tagamet).

Stigmasterol (also known as Wulzen anti-stiffness factor) is one of a group of plant sterols or phytosterols that include β-sitosterol campesterol ergosterol (provitamin D2) brassicasterol delta-7-stigmasterol and delta-7-avenasterol that are […]

Campesterol is a phytosterol whose chemical structure is similar to that of cholesterol.

Brassicasterol (24-methyl cholest-522-dien-3β-ol) is a 28-carbon sterol synthesised by several unicellular algae (phytoplankton) and some terrestrial plants e.g. oilseed rape. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for […]

Mutacin 1140 is an antibiotic peptide produced by Streptococcus mutans. It has activity against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive bacteria. It is a member of the class of compounds known […]

Borneol is a bicyclic organic compound and a terpene. The hydroxyl group in this compound is placed in an endo position. Borneol exists as two enantiomers which have two different […]

Phosgenite is a rare mineral consisting of lead chlorocarbonate (PbCl)2CO3. The tetragonal crystals are prismatic or tabular in habit: they are usually colorless and transparent and have a brilliant adamantine […]