Flashcards: Zwitterions

Miltefosine (trade names Impavido and Miltex) is a broad-spectrum phospholipid antimicrobial drug.

Diphthamide is a post-translationally modified histidine amino acid found in archaeal and eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF-2).

Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

Trimethylglycine (TMG) is an amino acid derivative that occurs in plants.

The Burgess reagent or methyl N-(triethylammoniumsulfonyl)carbamate was developed in the laboratory of Edward M.

Arsenobetaine is an organoarsenic compound that is the main source of arsenic found in fish.

Meldonium (INN), trade-named as Mildronate among others, is a limited-market pharmaceutical, developed in 1970 by Ivars Kalviņš, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (USSR), and manufactured primarily by Grindeks of Latvia and several generic manufacturers.

Ceftazidime, sold under the brand names Fortaz and Tazicef, is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.

Tricine is an organic compound that is used in buffer solutions.

Edelfosine (ET-18-O-CH3 ; 1-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine) is a synthetic alkyl-lysophospholipid (ALP).

Perifosine (also KRX-0401) is a drug candidate being developed for a variety of cancer indications.

Hydrogen isocyanide is a chemical with the molecular formula HNC.

Amino acids are chiral compounds that are present in living organisms as free compounds or as polymers such as peptides or proteins.

Cephaloridine (or cefaloridine) is a first generation semisynthetic derivative of cephalosporin C.

Bicine is an organic compound used as a buffering agent.