rac-7-hydroxy Propranolol (hydrochloride) is a ring-hydroxylated isomer and metabolite of propranolol that is an antagonist at β-adrenergic receptors (0.95 potency relative to propranolol). It also demonstrates potent vasodilator activity (0.20 potency relative to propranolol; pA2 = 7.58).
7-hydroxy Coumarin sulfate is a phase II metabolite of coumarin that can be used as an internal standard for the analysis of 7-hydroxy coumarin metabolism using GC- or LC-MS.
7-Keto-25-hydroxy Cholesterol, an oxysterol and proposed metabolite of 7-keto cholesterol and 7-dehydro cholesterol, binds to and activates Smoothened (Smo) at the conserved extracellular cysteine-rich domain (CRD) in a reporter assay. Additionally, it enhances the number of EGF high affinity binding sites in normal rat kidney (NRK) cells.
N-(3-hydroxy-7-cis tetradecenoyl)-L-Homoserine lactone is a long-chain N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL) produced by some Gram-negative bacteria and is involved in quorum sensing. Quorum sensing enables bacteria to change gene expression based on cues from nearby bacteria and from eukaryotic hosts about nutrients, environmental conditions, or threats. Due to the benefit of quorum sensing for bacterial survival, quorum sensing molecules are potential targets for controlling bacterial infections. In mouse and human leukocyte immunoassays using LPS-stimulated macrophages, N-(3-hydroxy-7-cis tetradecenoyl)-L-homoserine lactone did not have an effect on cytokine or antibody production.
7-Hydroxy Etodolac, an inactive metabolite of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and COX inhibitor etodolac, serves no active function in the drug's pharmacological effects.