Building Blocks

Applications Harmine is a natural β-carboline alkaloid and a CNS stimulant (1,2). Harmine has been shown to be a potent and selective inhibitor of dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) (3). DYRK1A is a potential therapeutic target for treating diabetes, Down Syndrome, and HIV (4).
References (1) DiStefano, S., et al.: J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 174, 456 (1970)(2) Dos Santos, R. G. and Hallak, J. E. J Psychoactive Drugs. 5,1 (2016) (3) Atteya, R., et al.: Mech Ageing Dev. 6, S0047 (2016)(4) Bol, S. M., et al.: PLoS One. 6, e17190 (2011)

Applications Antitumor effect potentiator and antitumor agent.
References Chelbova, et al.: Biochem. Pharmacol., 19, 1785 (1970), Collins, J., et al.: Clin. Pharmacol. Ther., 28, 235 (1980), Hoff, P., et al.: Anticancer Drugs, 9, 479 (1998), Backus, H., et al.: Oncol. Res., 12, 231(2000), Peters, G., et al.: J. Clin. Oncol., 19, 4267 (2001).

Applications Precursor to GW 501516.
References Pereira, R., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 16, 49 (2006),

Applications An inhibitor of NADPH oxidase (an enzyme responsible for reactive oxygen species production) and is useful in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases.
References Imnpellizzeri, D. et al.: Biochem. Pharmac., 81, 636 (2011); Genovese, T. et al: Brain Res., 1372;

Applications 2-(Bromomethyl)benzonitrile is an intermediate in the synthesis of Alogliptin (A575425), an oral antihyperglycemic agent that is a selective inhibitor of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4). Antidiabetic agent.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Lai, Z., et. al.: Eur. J. Med. Chem., 83, 547 (2014); Lynn, F., et al.: Diabetes, 50, 1004 (2001); Trumper, A., et al.: J. Endocrinol., 174, 233 (2002); Vollmer, K., et al.: J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 94, 1379 (2009)

Applications 1,2-Octanediol is a novel surfactant used in the treatment of head louse. Also used in the cosmetics industry in the formulations of sunscreen gels and eye make-up.
References Dayan, N. et al.: Cosmet. Toilet., 126, 186 (2011); Georgalas, A. et al.: Cosmet. Toilet., 127, 96 (2012); Burgess, I. et al.: PLoS One., 7, e35419, (2012)

Applications 2-Bromo-4,5-dimethoxybenzoic Acid (cas# 6286-46-0) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.

Applications Formaldehyde is used in various organic synthesis and reactions. It is used in the textile industry in the area of crosslinking molecules to vary the properties of cotton fabrics (1). It can help improve the water resistance of biodegradable collagen films (2). In the food industry it is used to reinforce and improve packaging of meats and produce. Drinking water contaminant candidate list 3 (CCL 3) compound as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental, and food contaminants.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References 1. Liang, T. et al.: Text Res. J. 1992 Sep:62(9) 547-5512. Sommer, I. et al.: J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2012 Sept:125(S2) ppE27-41

Applications 1-Bromohexane is a very useful synthetic intermediate for pharmaceuticals and organic chemicals. It can be used to react with Mg to prepare Grignard reagents which play an important role in formation of carbon-carbon bond.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Tamura, M., et al.: Synth., 6, 303 (1971); Asami, M., et al.: Chem. Lett., 8, 1221 (1985); Akiba, K., et al.: Tetrahedr. Lett., 23, 3935 (1982)

Applications Fomepizole is an alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor. It also inhibits CYP2E1 activity.
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Applications N-Nitrosoatrazine is an Atrazine (A794600) nitrosation product. Exposing human lymphocyte cultures to N-Nitrosoatrazine resulted in elevated levels of chromosome breakage.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
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