Synonyms: IN1228
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: ISO-1 is a prototypical inhibitor of the tautomerase activity of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) [3].
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Immunopharmacology Comments |
ISO-1 inhibits the tautomerase activity of MIF. It should be used as a positive control in studies used to identify new MIF inhibitors. However, users should be aware of the variations in activity that can be observed when using this compund in tautomerase activity assay formats that utilise different substrates, i.e. D-dopachrome methyl ester (dopachrome) and p-hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid (HPP) assays) [2].. Reported IC50s for ISO-1 lie in a wide range from 7-100 μM, but the consensus is that the value actually sits around 18 μM [1,4-5]. |