Vitamin D2 is a selective inhibitor of mammalian DNA polymerase A (pol A) with IC50 of 123 mM.
Mechlorethamine HCl is the prototype of alkylating agents, it works by binding to DNA, crossing two strands and preventing cell duplication.
Mupirocin is an isoleucyl t-RNA synthetase inhibitor, used in the treatment of bacterial skin infections.
6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate is a widely used antileukemic agent and immunosuppressive drug that inhibits de novo purine synthesis through incorporation of thiopurine methyltransferase metabolites into DNA and RNA.
Picolinamide is found to be a strong inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase of nuclei from rat pancreatic islet cells.
Benzamide, a derivative of benzoic acid, is an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase with an IC50 of 3.3 μM.
5-methoxyflavone is a novel DNA polymerase-beta inhibitor and neuroprotective agent against beta-amyloid toxicity.
Pixantrone is a novel aza-anthracenedione compound with antitumor activity. It is a weak topoisomerase II inhibitor and forms stable DNA adducts through alkylation with specificity for DNA hypermethylated sites.