Vitamin B3 is a water-soluble vitamin whose derivatives such as NADH, NAD, NAD+, and NADP play essential roles in energy metabolism in the living cell and DNA repair. The designation Vitamin B3 also includes the amide form, nicotinamide or niacinamide. Severe lack of Vitamin B3 causes the deficiency disease pellagra, whereas a mild deficiency slows […]

Liothyronine is a thyroid hormone replacement therapy used to treat hypothyroidism, to suppress TSH, and to help in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Liothyronine is a thyroidal hormone T3 which is normally produced by the thyroid gland in a ratio 4:1 when compared with T4: T3. Liothyronine is the active form of thyroxine which is composed […]

Methotrexate is in the class of medications called antimetabolites. The drug is used to treat severe psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and certain types of cancer. It works by slowing the proliferation of cells. Specifically, it inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase that is necessary for the synthesis of folic acid, which is required for the synthesis of […]

Progesterone 3-O-(carboxymethyl)oxime is an oxime O-ether consisting of progesterone having an O-(carboxymethyl)oxime group at the 3-position. It is an oxime O-ether, a 20-oxo steroid and a monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a progesterone.

UR-144 is a drug invented by Abbott Laboratories, that acts as a selective full agonist of the peripheral cannabinoid receptor CB2, but with much lower affinity for the psychoactive CB1 receptor.

Risperidone is a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) medication used in the treatment of a number of mood and mental health conditions including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It is one of the most widely used SGAs. Paliperidone, another commonly used SGA, is the primary active metabolite of risperidone (i.e. 9-hydroxyrisperidone).

Cor a 1.0401 represents the major hazelnut allergen from Corylus avellana. This pathogenesis-related protein, PR-10, belongs to the family of Bet v1 homologues and is closely related to the major hazel pollen allergen Cor a 1.0103.

Nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are expressed throughout the plant tissues. They are characterized by a typical cysteine pattern forming disulfide bonds and are known as important allergens in fruits and tree nuts. Sensitization to nsLTP Cor a 8.0101 has been shown to be clearly more frequent among patients with hazelnut allergy in the Mediterranean […]