Product Description: Leflunomide-13C6 (HWA486-13C6) is 13C labeled Leflunomide. Leflunomide is a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor, inhibiting dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), and acts as a disease-modifying antirheumatic agent.
Applications: Cancer-programmed cell death
Formula: C6 13C6H5F3N2O2
References: [1]Russak EM, et al. Impact of Deuterium Substitution on the Pharmacokinetics of Pharmaceuticals. Ann Pharmacother. 2019;53(2):211-216./[2]Fox RI, et al. Mechanism of action for leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Immunol. 1999 Dec;93(3):198-208./[3]Xu X, et al. Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphorylation in T cells by a novel immunosuppressive agent, leflunomide. J Biol Chem. 1995 May 26;270(21):12398-403./[4]Davis JP, et al. The immunosuppressive metabolite of leflunomide is a potent inhibitor of human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase. Biochemistry. 1996 Jan 30;35(4):1270-3.
Molecular Weight: 272.13
Research Area: Cancer
Target: Bacterial;Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase;Endogenous Metabolite;Isotope-Labeled Compounds