Gsk-3-Selective Inhibitors Derived from Tyrian Purple Indurubins
Meijer, L., Skaltsounis, A.-L., Magiatis, P., Polychronopoulous, P., Knockaert, M., Leost, M., Ryan, X.P., Vonica, C.A., Brivanlou, A., Dajani, R., Crovace, C., Tarricone, C., Musacchio, A., Roe, S.M., Pearl, L.H., Greengard, P.(2003) Chem Biol 10: 1255
- PubMed: 14700633 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.11.010
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1UV5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Gastropod mollusks have been used for over 2500 years to produce the "Tyrian purple" dye made famous by the Phoenicians. This dye is constituted of mixed bromine-substituted indigo and indirubin isomers. Among these, the new natural product 6-bromoindirubin and its synthetic, cell-permeable derivative, 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO), display remarkable selective inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) ...