The combination of BSTFA and TMCS is the preferred reagent for trimethylsilylation of alcohols, alkaloids, amines, biogenic amines, carboxylic acids, phenols, and steroids. TMCS increases the reactivity of BSTFA. BSTFA-TMCS has good solvent properties and can function as a silylation reagent without additional solvents.
Berberine sulfate, an alkaloid extracted from several plants, possesses antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of microorganisms including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
Quinacrine is a dye of the acridine family that has been widely used as staining agents for DNA and model compounds for intercalators in numerous biophysical studies. It is also an antimalarial drug.
Sodium succinate is the sodium salt form of succinate, which is an important metabolite at the cross-road of several metabolic pathways and involved in the formation and elimination of reactive oxygen species.
Metoprolol is a cardioselective β1-adrenergic blocking agent with log Kd values of −7.26±0.07, −6.89±0.09, −5.16±0.12 for β1, β2, and β3 adrenoceptors, respectively. It is used for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, angina pectoris and mild to moderate hypertension.
Diallyl sulfide, a thioether found naturally in garlic, is a selective inhibitor and also a substrate of CYP2E1 with an IC50 of 17.3 μM. It has protective effects against alcohol- and acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in many studies.
Promazine is an antagonist at types 1, 2, and 4 dopamine receptors, 5-HT receptor types 2A and 2C, muscarinic receptors 1 through 5, alpha(1)-receptors, and histamine H1-receptors with antipsychotic effects.