Mecarbinate is a chemical intermediate of arbidol hydrochloride.

Obestatin(rat), encoded by the Ghrelin gene, is a cpeptide, comprised of 23 amino acids. Obestatin(rat) suppresses food intake, inhibits jejunal contraction, and decreases body-weight gain. Obestatin is an endogenous ligand of G-protein coupled receptor 39 (GPR39). Obestatin(rat) has anti-inflammatory, anti-myocardial infarction and antioxidant activities.

PA-8 is a small molecule receptor antagonist for PACAP Type I (PAC1) that is selective, effective, and orally active. PA-8 inhibits PacAP-induced CREB phosphorylation at PAC1- receptors, but does not inhibit VPAC1- or vpac2 receptors.