(E)-Ferulic acid is a isomer of Ferulic acid which is an aromatic compound, abundant in plant cell walls. (E)-Ferulic acid causes the phosphorylation of β-catenin, resulting in proteasomal degradation of β-catenin and increases the expression of pro-apoptotic factor Bax and decreases the expression of pro-survival factor survivin. (E)-Ferulic acid shows a potent ability to remove reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibits lipid peroxidation. (E)-Ferulic acid exerts both anti-proliferation and anti-migration effects in the human lung cancer cell line H1299[1].
AZD-5991 S-enantiomer is the less active enantiomer of AZD-5991. AZD-5991 S-enantiomer is a Mcl-1 inhibitor with an IC50 of 6.3 μM in FRET assay and a Kd of 0.98 μM in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay.
Clitocine, an adenosine nucleoside analog, is a potent and efficacious readthrough agent. Clitocine can induce the production of p53 protein in cells harboring p53 nonsense-mutated alleles. Clitocine can induce apoptosis in multidrug-resistant human cancer cells by targeting Mcl-1. Anticancer activity[1][2].
BM-1244 is a potent Bcl-xL/Bcl-2 inhibitor with Kis of 134 and 450 nM for Bcl- xL and Bcl-2, respectively. BM-1244 inhibits senescent fibroblasts (SnCs) with an EC50 of 5 nM. (From patent WO2019033119A1)[1].
Oblimersen is a BCL-2 inhibitor targeting BCL-2 RNA. Oblimersen specifically binds to the first six codons of the bcl-2 mRNA sequence, resulting in degradation of bcl-2 mRNA and induces apoptosis by down-regulating expression of Bcl-2. Oblimersen can be used for cancer research[1][2][3].
Mcl1-IN-12 (Compound F) is a selective Mcl-1 inhibitor, less potent at Bcl-2, with Kis of 0.29 and 3.1 μM, respectively. Anti-tumor activity[1].
Bax inhibitor peptide V5 is a Bax-mediated apoptosis inhibitor, used for cancer treatment.
CYD-2-11 is a novel potent, selective Bax agonist that targets the structural pocket proximal to S184 in the C-terminal region of Bax (Ki=34.1 nM); shows no affinity for other Bcl-2 family members; directly activates Bax proapoptotic activity by inducing a conformational change enabling formation of Bax homooligomers in mitochondrial membranes; suppresses malignant growth without evident significant toxicity to normal tissues in mutant KRAS-driven lung cancer models; displays strong synergistic activity and overcomes rapalog resistance combined with RAD001.
Bcl-2-IN-4 is a potent, orally active and selective Bcl-2 inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.5 nM. Bcl-2-IN-4 displays >200-fold selectivity over Bcl-xL (IC50 of 411 nM). Bcl-2-IN-4 inhibits RS4; 11 cell proliferation with an IC50 of 2.7 nM (WO2021180040A1; compound 2)[1].
Mcl1-IN-11 (Compound G) is a selective Mcl-1 inhibitor, less potent at Bcl-2, with Kis of 0.06 and 4.2 μM, respectively[1].
Bcl-2-IN-13 is a Bcl-2 inhibitor with an IC50 value of 17 nM. Bcl-2-IN-13 can be used in cancer research[1].
A-1331852 is an orally available BCL-XL selective inhibitor with a Ki of less than 10 pM.
BDA-366 is a potent Bcl2 antagonist (Ki = 3.3 nM), binding Bcl2-BH4 domain with high affinity and selectivity. BDA-366 induces conformational change in Bcl2 that abrogates its antiapoptotic function, converting it from a survival molecule to a cell death inducer. BDA-366 suppresses growth of lung cancer cells[1].
ABBV-167 is a phosphate prodrug of the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax.
2-hydroxychalcone, a natural flavonoid, is a potent antioxidant, inhibiting lipid peroxidation. 2-Hydroxychalcone induces apoptosis by Bcl-2 downregulation. 2-Hydroxychalcone inhibits the activation of NF-kB[1][2][3].
BBR-BODIPY is a fluorescent probe that allows screening its interaction with the targeted cells. BBR-BODIPY induces apoptosis and changes the expression of apoptosis-related proteins[1].
Apogossypolone (ApoG2) is an orally active Bcl-2 family proteins inhibitor with Ki values of 35, 25 and 660 nM for Bcl-2, Mcl-1 and Bcl-XL, respectively. Apogossypolone shows antitumor activities, induces cell apoptosis[1] and autophagy[2]. Apogossypolone also has antifungal activity[3].
BAI1 is a direct allosteric inhibitor of BAX.
AMG-176 is a potent, selective and orally bioavailable MCL-1 inhibitor, with a Ki of 0.13 nM.
PNT100 is a 24-base, chemically unmodified DNA oligonucleotide sequence that is complementary to the regulatory region upstream of the BCL-2 gene. Exposure of tumor cells to PNT100 results in suppression of proliferation and cell death.
BM-1074 is a potent and specific Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitor with Ki values of < 1 nM and IC50 values of 1.8 nM and 6.9 nM for Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, respectively. BM-1074 induces apoptosis, and exhibits antiproliferative activity against four small-cell lung cancer cell lines (H146, H1963, H187 and H1417) with IC50 values of 1-2 nM[1].
A-385358 is a selective inhibitor of Bcl-XL with Kis of 0.80 and 67 nM for Bcl-XL and Bcl-2, respectively.
Maritoclax (Marinopyrrole A) is a novel and specific Mcl-1 inhibitor with an IC50 value of 10.1 μM, and shows >8 fold selectivity than BCL-xl (IC50 > 80 μM).
HA14-1 is a Bcl-2/Bcl-XL antagonist. HA14-1 binds the designated pocket on Bcl-2 with the IC50 of ≈9 μM in competing with the Bcl-2 binding of Flu-BakBH3, and inhibits its function.
Navitoclax-piperazine (ABT-263-piperazine) is a B-cell lymphoma extra large (BCL-XL) inhibitor. Navitoclax-piperazine and a VHL ligand for the E3 ubiquitin ligase can be used in the synthesis of PROTAC DT2216 (HY-130604)[1].
(S)-Gossypol is the isomer of a natural product Gossypol. (S)-Gossypol binds to the BH3-binding groove of Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 proteins with high affinity.
CT1-3 is a potent anticancer agent. CT1-3 induces mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by regulating JNK/Bcl-2/Bax/XIAP pathway. CT1-3 suppresses the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) potential of human cancer cells (HCCs) via regulating the E-cadherin/Snail axis, thus inhibits tumorigenesis. CT1-3 has a strong antitumor effect in mice model and exhibits no significant hepatic and renal toxicity[1].