Synonyms: S-apomorphine | S-(+)-apomorphine
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: S(+)-apomorphine a brain-penetrating activator of the activator of the nuclear erythroid 2-related-factor 2 (Nrf2)-ARE (antioxidant response element) pathway [1]. This compound is a receptor-inactive enantiomer of the clinically approved dopamine-receptor agonist apomorphine (R(-)-apomorphine).
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Bioactivity Comments |
S(+)-apomorphine induces Nrf2 and attenuates motor dysfunction in a mouse model of ALS, and reduces pathological oxidative stress and has neuroprotective affects on oxidatively stressed fibroblasts from ALS patients [1]. |