Activators & Inhibitors

4-Methylcinnamic acid is a cinnamic acid analog that can be used as an intervention catalyst to overcome antifungal tolerance. 4-Methylcinnamic acid can improve the potency of cell wall-disrupting agents.

Methylsyringol is a natural product from Pinus yunnanensis.

Iron(II) fumarate (Iron Fumarate) is the iron(II) salt of fumaric acid, a reddish-orange powder, applied to supply iron intake.

Ethamsylate (Dicynene) usually is used as a hemostatic drug, which increases capillary endothelial resistance and platelet adhesion, and inhibits biosynthesis and action of prostaglandins.

Salicylamide (2-Hydroxybenzamide) is an over-the-counter drug with analgesic and antipyretic properties, which has similar medicinal properties to aspirin. In the over-the-counter pain remedies, Salicylamide is used in combination with both aspirin and caffeine.

Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) is a COX inhibitor that inhibits COX1 and COX2 (IC50=5/210 μg/mL) with selective, irreversible, and oral activity. Aspirin is also a histone deacetylase inhibitor that up-regulates the cell cycle blocking protein, p21. Aspirin has a variety of activities. Aspirin has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic, and antiplatelet aggregation activities.

Methylene Blue trihydrate (Basic blue 9) is a compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene Blue trihydrate is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits soluble guanylyl cyclase and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of methemoglobin. It also inhibits tau filament formation (IC50: 1.9μM).

Phenytoin sodium (Diphantoine) is an inactive stabilizer for voltage-gated sodium channel .

Flubendazole (Flumoxane) is available OTC in Europe that is an anthelmintic using to treat worm infection in humans.