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Olsalazine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01250Approved[A257078] Olsalazine is an anti-inflammatory agent that works by inhibiting cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, subsequently reducing the production of pro-inflammatory factors like prostaglandin and leukotriene … [A257078] Olsalazine comprises two mesalamine molecules joined by an azo bridge, which is cleaved in the colon.
Categories: Alimentary Tract and MetabolismLutein
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00137ApprovedNutraceuticalLutein is synthesized only by plants and like other xanthophylls is found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and yellow carrots. … In green plants, xanthophylls act to modulate light energy and serve as non-photochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is overproduced at very
Conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia
go.drugbank.com/conditions/DBCOND0021916Drugs: DemeclocyclineSynonyms: (Viral and chlamydial disease NOS) or (catscratch fever) or (conjunctivitis: [chlamydia] or [trachoma])Selenomethionine
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11142ApprovedInvestigationalSelenomethionine is a naturally occuring amino acid in some plant materials such as cereal grains, soybeans and enriched yeast but it cannot be synthesized from animals or humans. … It can be produced from post-structural modifications.
Categories: Amino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsIsoeugenol
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB14188ApprovedIt is also a significant dermatologic sensitizer and allergen, and as a result has been restricted to 200 p.p.m. since 1998 according to guidelines issued by the fragrance industry [A34278]. … Isoeugenol is a commonly used fragrance added to many commercially available products, and occurs naturally in the essential oils of plants such as ylang-ylang.
Fecal microbiota
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB17743ApprovedInvestigational[A259172] REBYOTA, a live fecal microbiota suspension for rectal use, was approved by the FDA in November 2022. … Recurrent CDI has a high risk of mortality and a high failure rate.
Palovarotene
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05467Approved[L39990,L40020] It has been granted rare pediatric disease and breakthrough therapy designations from the US FDA, although a previously submitted NDA was withdrawn in August 2021 pending the resubmission … [A244920] The ossification occurring as a result of FOP is insidious and cumulative and is provoked during flare-ups or in response to injury.
Phenindione
go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00498ApprovedInvestigationalAn indandione that has been used as an anticoagulant. Phenindione has actions similar to warfarin, but it is now rarely employed because of its higher incidence of severe adverse effects. … (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p234)
Categories: Blood and Blood Forming Organs, Vitamin K AntagonistsRetinol dehydrogenase 12
go.drugbank.com/bio_entities/BE0000726TargetHumansMay play an important function in photoreceptor cells to detoxify 4-hydroxynonenal and potentially other toxic aldehyde products resulting from lipid peroxidation (PubMed:19686838). … Displays high activity towards 9-cis, 11-cis and all-trans-retinal. Shows very weak activity towards 13-cis-retinol (PubMed:12226107, PubMed:15865448).
Synonyms: All-trans and 9-cis retinol dehydrogenase