Chemical Name:3-Hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid
(3,4-dihydroxybenzylidene)hydrazide
Biological Activity:
Non-competitive inhibitor of dynamin1, dynamin2
and mitochondrial dynamin (Drp1) GTPase activity. Does not inhibit other small
GTPases. Blocks endocytic pathways dependent on dynamin and inhibits cell
spreading and migration of BSC1cells.
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Inhibition of dynamin completely blocks compensatory synaptic vesicle
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