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Updated 2026-02-16. Numbers and descriptions here follow the published literature rather than marketing material.
Published literature on cardarine includes in vitro assays, rodent experiments, and a small number of human studies. Reports describe effects on exercise capacity and lipid metabolism in animals, while human evidence is sparse. Many online descriptions present the compound as a proven endurance aid, a claim not supported by regulatory approval or large clinical trials. Analytical studies focus on identifying the parent compound and its metabolites in biological samples. Important uncertainties include species differences, dose-response relationships, and the relevance of rodent tumor findings to humans.
Cardarine is the common name for GW501516, a synthetic compound studied as a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta agonist. Researchers developed it to explore treatments for lipid disorders and metabolic conditions. It is not an approved medicine in any country. Early clinical work examined changes in HDL cholesterol and triglycerides, but development was discontinued after animal studies raised concerns about cancer. The compound remains available as a research chemical and appears in discussions of performance enhancement.
Because cardarine is not an approved medicine, no pharmacopeial monograph defines its identity, purity, or storage requirements. Laboratories typically rely on in-house methods and reference standards when testing materials labeled as GW501516. Certificates of analysis may report purity and identity for a specific batch, but their scope varies and they do not guarantee safety or legal status. Independent verification can include high-performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and elemental analysis. The distinction between research chemical labeling and human use is significant because quality standards and oversight differ.
Cardarine can be detected in biological samples and product materials using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The method separates compounds by chromatography and identifies them by mass-to-charge transitions, allowing low-level detection in urine or blood. Sample preparation often involves enzymatic hydrolysis, solid-phase extraction, or protein precipitation. Certified reference materials and isotope-labeled internal standards improve quantification. Detection windows depend on metabolism, matrix, and assay sensitivity, so no single universal window applies.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Common name | Cardarine | Also called GW501516 and endurobol. |
| Chemical formula | C21H18F3NO3S2 | Molecular weight about 453.5 g/mol. |
| Appearance | White to off-white solid | Form depends on synthesis and purity. |
| Solubility | Soluble in DMSO and ethanol | Low solubility in water. |
| Typical storage | -20 °C, desiccated, protected from light | Common for research chemicals. |
Literature on cardarine often separates receptor pharmacology from toxicology. Mechanistic papers describe PPARδ activation and gene expression changes, while safety assessments focus on carcinogenicity and species differences. Questions remain about whether rodent tumors arise through PPARδ-dependent or off-target mechanisms. Another open area is how human metabolism and exposure compare with those in animal studies. Analytical methods such as liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry are used to confirm identity in biological and product samples.
GW501516 acts as an agonist at the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, a nuclear receptor that regulates gene expression. Activation shifts transcription toward genes involved in fatty acid uptake, oxidation, and energy expenditure. The compound does not bind the androgen receptor and therefore differs from anabolic steroids and SARMs. In rodent models, this metabolic shift has been linked to increased running endurance and reduced fat accumulation. The exact downstream pathways in humans remain incompletely characterized.
Early clinical research explored GW501516 for lipid disorders, obesity, and diabetes. Some short-term human studies reported changes in HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. The development program was discontinued after rodent studies showed dose-dependent tumor formation in multiple tissues, including liver, bladder, stomach, and skin. These findings raised concerns about long-term cancer risk in humans. Because human exposure data are limited, the clinical significance of the rodent tumors remains uncertain.
Analytical laboratories typically identify cardarine and its metabolites using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Urine is a common matrix in anti-doping testing, while blood and tissue may be used in research settings. Detection windows depend on the assay, the sample matrix, and the compound's metabolism. Because cardarine is extensively metabolized, laboratories often target specific metabolites to improve sensitivity and confirmation. Reference standards are required for reliable quantification. Method validation includes checks for selectivity, linearity, and carryover.
A persistent misconception is that cardarine is a fat-burning drug or a safe alternative to anabolic steroids. No approved therapeutic product exists, and human safety data are limited. The tumor findings in rodents remain a central concern in scientific reviews. Products sold online may contain inaccurate labels, impurities, or different compounds entirely, which complicates any assessment of effects. Independent testing of such products has reported frequent mislabeling. For these reasons, discussions in the literature emphasize risks and unknowns rather than benefits.
Cardarine is not approved for human therapeutic use in any major jurisdiction. It appears on the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List as a PPARδ agonist within the hormone and metabolic modulators category. Sports organizations test for it because it has been detected in athlete samples and seized products. Regulatory actions against marketed research chemical versions have occurred in several countries, though enforcement varies. Availability through unregulated channels complicates oversight.
GW501516 acts as an agonist at peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, a nuclear receptor involved in transcription of genes related to lipid handling and energy use. Activation of PPARδ can shift skeletal muscle toward greater fatty acid oxidation in animal models, which is one reason it drew interest for metabolic disease and exercise research. The exact downstream effects depend on tissue, species, dose, and duration. Human data are sparse, so many proposed benefits remain hypotheses rather than established clinical outcomes.
Laboratory studies have examined GW501516 in cell cultures and rodents for conditions such as dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and obesity. Some trials in humans were initiated, but development was discontinued after preclinical findings raised concerns about cancer in certain models. Those findings do not prove that the compound causes cancer in people, but they contributed to regulatory caution. Later reviews often describe the evidence as preliminary and insufficient for assessing long-term safety.
Regulatory treatment varies, but cardarine is not approved as a medicine. Sports authorities list GW501516 as a prohibited substance, and it is banned at all times under the World Anti-Doping Agency code. Many countries restrict sales for human consumption, while online vendors market it as a research chemical. Such products may lack purity data, and their actual contents can differ from the label. Purchasing or possessing cardarine may carry legal consequences depending on jurisdiction. The compound is not a dietary supplement ingredient in regulated markets.
Clinical development stopped after rodent studies showed tumors at multiple sites. Whether those findings predict human cancer risk remains an open question, but they led sponsors to discontinue programs. Human safety data are limited to small, short-term studies that were not designed to assess cancer risk. Reported effects in those studies included changes in blood lipids, but the evidence is insufficient for medical use. Long-term consequences of nonmedical use are not well characterized. Questions about dose, duration, and individual susceptibility remain unresolved.
Cardarine is a common name for GW501516, an investigational compound developed in the 1990s for metabolic conditions. It acts as an agonist at peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, a nuclear receptor involved in lipid and energy metabolism. The compound is frequently mislabeled as a selective androgen receptor modulator, or SARM, but its molecular target is different. GW501516 reached early clinical testing before development was discontinued. It has no approved therapeutic use in any country. The name cardarine is not a formal international nonproprietary name.
Argentine diplomacy considered the interference of the Peruvians in the war against Paraguay, as well as in the internal affairs of the Argentine state, as something of less relevance compared to the interference of the Chileans, despite the fact that Peru and Chile collaborated (until end of 1867) against the objectives of the Triple Alliance, which would demonstrate discriminatory conduct of Argentine diplomacy against the Peruvians, portrayed as servile puppets and marionette of the Chileans. Meanwhile, Argentine diplomats came to accuse Chile of meddling in Bolivian politics, manipulating them to carry out anti-Argentine policies; and support the Revolution of the Colorados, carried out by federal opponents of the government of President Mitre. The dissident press of Argentina and Uruguay (opposed to their governments and in solidarity with Chile and Peru), which questioned the foreign policy carried out by their foreign ministries, was attacked by their respective governments, being restricted and even prohibited from circulating in Argentina. Meanwhile, the newspapers of the Spanish immigrant communities, extolling the action of the Spanish Navy in the South Pacific against the Peruvian and Chilean navies (during the Spanish-South American War), circulated freely in the cities. Argentine, which evidenced anti-Peruvian and anti-Chilean biases. Another example of these biases occurs when analyzing and comparing the newspapers El Mercurio of Valparaíso and La Nación Argentina of Buenos Aires.
==== Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy ==== PDT may also be utilized to treat multidrug-resistant skin, wound, or other superficial infections. This is known as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) or photodynamic inactivation (PDI). aPDT has been observed to be effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Mycobacterium. aPDT has shown lowered efficacy on some other bacterial species, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. This is likely due to factors such as cell wall thickness and membrane potential. Many studies utilizing aPDT focus on the application of the photosensitizer through leakage from a hydrogel, which has been found to increase wound healing speed of skin infections through the upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). This controlled leakage allows for prolonged but limited generation of ROS, lowering the impact on human cell viability due to ROS cytotoxicity. It is unlikely for drug resistance to photosensitizers to form due to the nontoxic nature of the photosensitizer itself as well as the ROS generation mechanism of action, which cannot be prevented outside of hypoxic environments. Certain dental infections (peri-implantitis, periodontitis) are more difficult to treat with PDT as opposed to photothermal therapy due to the requirement of oxygen, though a significant response is still observed.
In May 2023, Tim Hortons announced plans to expand into South Korea. In September 2023, officials announced that Tim Hortons would open its first Korean location in Gangnam District, Seoul, within the year. As of October 2024, Tim Hortons has expanded to 13 stores in South Korea.
The search for patterns in the variations of birds was attempted by many. Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775–1854), his student Johann Baptist von Spix (1781–1826), and several others believed that a hidden and innate mathematical order existed in the forms of birds. They believed that a "natural" classification was available and superior to "artificial" ones. A particularly popular idea was the Quinarian system popularised by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785–1840), William Sharp Macleay (1792–1865), William Swainson, and others. The idea was that nature followed a "rule of five" with five groups nested hierarchically. Some had attempted a rule of four, but Johann Jakob Kaup (1803–1873) insisted that the number five was special, noting that other natural entities such as the senses also came in fives. He followed this idea and demonstrated his view of the order within the crow family. Where he failed to find five genera, he left a blank insisting that a new genus would be found to fill these gaps. These ideas were replaced by more complex "maps" of affinities in works by Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alfred Russel Wallace. A major advance was made by Max Fürbringer in 1888, who established a comprehensive phylogeny of birds based on anatomy, morphology, distribution, and biology. This was developed further by Hans Gadow and others. The Galapagos finches were especially influential in the development of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
=== EC 2.1.1: Methyltransferases === EC 2.1.1.1: nicotinamide N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.2: guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.3: thetin—homocysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.4: acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.5: betaine—homocysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.6: catechol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.7: nicotinate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.8: histamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.9: thiol S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.10: homocysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.11: magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.12: methionine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.13: methionine synthase EC 2.1.1.14: 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate—homocysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.15: fatty-acid O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.16: methylene-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase EC 2.1.1.17: phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.18: polysaccharide O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.19: trimethylsulfonium—tetrahydrofolate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.20: glycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.21: methylamine—glutamate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.22: carnosine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.23: now covered by EC 2.1.1.124, EC 2.1.1.125 and EC 2.1.1.126 EC 2.1.1.24: now covered by EC 2.1.1.77, EC 2.1.1.80 and EC 2.1.1.100 EC 2.1.1.25: phenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.26: iodophenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.27: tyramine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.28: phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.29: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.202, EC 2.1.1.203 and EC .1.1.204 EC 2.1.1.30: tRNA (purine-2- or -6-)-methyltransferase: Reactions previously described are due to EC 2.1.1.32 EC 2.1.1.31: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.221 and EC 2.1.1.228 EC 2.1.1.32: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.213, EC 2.1.1.214, EC 2.1.1.215 and EC 2.1.1.216 EC 2.1.1.33: tRNA (guanine46-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.34: tRNA (guanosine18-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.35: tRNA (uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.36: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.217, EC 2.1.1.218, EC 2.1.1.219, EC 2.1.1.220 EC 2.1.1.37: DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.38: O-demethylpuromycin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.39: inositol 3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.40: inositol 1-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.41: sterol 24-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.42: flavone 3′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.43: Now described by EC 2.1.1.354, EC 2.1.1.355, EC 2.1.1.356, EC 2.1.1.357, EC 2.1.1.358, EC 2.1.1.359, EC 2.1.1.360, EC 2.1.1.361 and EC 2.1.1.362 EC 2.1.1.44: L-histidine Nα-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.45: thymidylate synthase EC 2.1.1.46: isoflavone 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.47: indolepyruvate C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.48: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.181, EC 2.1.1.182, EC 2.1.1.183 and EC 2.1.1.184 EC 2.1.1.49: amine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.50: loganate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.51: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.187 and EC 2.1.1.188 EC 2.1.1.52: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.171, EC 2.1.1.172, EC 2.1.1.173 and EC 2.1.1.174 EC 2.1.1.53: putrescine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.54: deoxycytidylate C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.55: tRNA (adenine-N6-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.56: mRNA (guanine-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.57: methyltransferase cap1 EC 2.1.1.58: deleted, included in EC 2.1.1.57 EC 2.1.1.59: [cytochrome c]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.60: calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.61: tRNA (5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.62: mRNA (2′-O-methyladenosine-N6-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.63: methylated-DNA—[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.64: 3-demethylubiquinol 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.65: licodione 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.66: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.230 EC 2.1.1.67: thiopurine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.68: caffeate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.69: 5-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 5-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.70: 8-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.71: phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.72: site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) EC 2.1.1.73: deleted: reaction is that of EC 2.1.1.37, DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.74: methylenetetrahydrofolate—tRNA-(uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase [NAD(P)H-oxidizing] EC 2.1.1.75: apigenin 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.76: quercetin 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.77: protein-L-isoaspartate(D-aspartate) O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.78: isoorientin 3′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.79: cyclopropane-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase EC 2.1.1.80: protein-glutamate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.81: deleted, included in EC 2.1.1.49 EC 2.1.1.82: 3-methylquercetin 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.83: 3,7-dimethylquercetin 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.84: methylquercetagetin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.85: protein-histidine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.86: Now covered by EC 7.2.1.4 EC 2.1.1.87: pyridine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.88: 8-hydroxyquercetin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.89: tetrahydrocolumbamine 2-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.90: methanol—5-hydroxybenzimidazolylcobamide Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.91: isobutyraldoxime O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.92: Now included with EC 2.1.1.69 EC 2.1.1.93: is identical to EC 2.1.1.70, 8-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.94: tabersonine 16-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.95: tocopherol C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.96: thioether S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.97: 3-hydroxyanthranilate 4-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.98: diphthine synthase EC 2.1.1.99: 3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-2,3-dihydrotabersonine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.100: protein-S-isoprenylcysteine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.101: macrocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.102: demethylmacrocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.103: phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.104: caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.105: N-benzoyl-4-hydroxyanthranilate 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.106: tryptophan 2-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.107: uroporphyrinogen-III C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.108: 6-hydroxymellein O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.109: demethylsterigmatocystin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.110: sterigmatocystin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.111: anthranilate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.112: glucuronoxylan 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.113: site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-N4-specific) EC 2.1.1.114: polyprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.115: (RS)-1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.116: 3′-hydroxy-N-methyl-(S)-coclaurine 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.117: (S)-scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.118: columbamine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.119: 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.120: 12-hydroxydihydrochelirubine 12-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.121: 6-O-methylnorlaudanosoline 5′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.122: (S)-tetrahydroprotoberberine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.123: [cytochrome-c]-methionine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.124: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320, EC 2.1.1.321 and EC 2.1.1.322 EC 2.1.1.125: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320 and EC 2.1.1.321 EC 2.1.1.126: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320 and EC 2.1.1.321 EC 2.1.1.127: [ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.128: (RS)-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.129: inositol 4-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.130: precorrin-2 C20-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.131: precorrin-2 C17-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.132: precorrin-6B C5,15-methyltransferase (decarboxylating) EC 2.1.1.133: precorrin-4 C11-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.134: now with EC 2.1.1.129 EC 2.1.1.135: now EC 1.16.1.8 EC 2.1.1.136: chlorophenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.137: arsenite methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.138: deleted: Reaction due to EC 2.1.1.137 EC 2.1.1.139: 3′-demethylstaurosporine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.140: (S)-coclaurine-N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.141: jasmonate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.142: cycloartenol 24-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.143: 24-methylenesterol C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.144: trans-aconitate 2-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.145: trans-aconitate 3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.146: (iso)eugenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.147: corydaline synthase EC 2.1.1.148: thymidylate synthase (FAD) EC 2.1.1.149: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.267, flavonoid 3′,5′-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.150: isoflavone 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.151: cobalt-factor II C20-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.152: precorrin-6A synthase (deacetylating) EC 2.1.1.153: vitexin 2′′-O-rhamnoside 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.154: isoliquiritigenin 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.155: kaempferol 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.156: glycine/sarcosine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.157: sarcosine/dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.158: 7-methylxanthosine synthase EC 2.1.1.159: theobromine synthase EC 2.1.1.160: caffeine synthase EC 2.1.1.161: dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.162: glycine/sarcosine/dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.163: demethylmenaquinone methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.164: demethylrebeccamycin-D-glucose O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.165: methyl halide transferase EC 2.1.1.166: 23S rRNA (uridine2552-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.167: 27S pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.168: 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.169: tricetin 3′,4′,5′-O-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.170: 16S rRNA (guanine527-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.171: 16S rRNA (guanine966-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.172: 16S rRNA (guanine1207-N2))-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.173: 23S rRNA (guanine2445-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.174: 23S rRNA (guanine1835-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.175: tricin synthase EC 2.1.1.176: 16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.177: 23S rRNA (pseudouridine1915-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.178: 16S rRNA (cytosine1407-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.179: 16S rRNA (guanine1405-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.180: 16S rRNA (adenine1408-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.181: 23S rRNA (adenine1618-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.182: 16S rRNA (adenine1518-N6/adenineadenine1519-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.183: 18S rRNA (adenine1779-N6/adenine1780-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.184: 23S rRNA (adenine2085-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.185: 23S rRNA (guanosine2251-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.186: 23S rRNA (cytidine2498-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.187: 23S rRNA (guanine745-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.188: 23S rRNA (guanine748-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.189: 23S rRNA (uracil747-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.190: 23S rRNA (uracil1939-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.191: 23S rRNA (cytosine1962-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.192: 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.193: 16S rRNA (uracil1498-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.194: A mixture of EC 2.1.1.192 and EC 2.1.1.224 EC 2.1.1.195: cobalt-precorrin-5B (C1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.196: cobalt-precorrin-7 (C15)-methyltransferase (decarboxylating) EC 2.1.1.197: malonyl-[acyl-carrier protein] O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.198: 16S rRNA (cytidine1402-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.199: 16S rRNA (cytosine1402-N4)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.200: tRNA (cytidine32/uridine32-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.201: 2-methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase EC 2.1.1.202: multisite-specific tRNA:(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.203: tRNA (cytosine34-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.204: tRNA (cytosine38-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.205: tRNA (cytidine32/guanosine34-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.206: tRNA (cytidine56-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.207: tRNA (cytidine34-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.208: 23S rRNA (uridine2479-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.209: 23S rRNA (guanine2535-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.210: demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.211: tRNASer(uridine44-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.212: 2,7,4′-trihydroxyisoflavanone 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.213: tRNA (guanine110-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.214: tRNA (guanine10-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.215: tRNA (guanine26-N2/guanine27-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.216: tRNA (guanine26-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.217: tRNA (adenine22-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.218: tRNA (adenine9-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.219: tRNA (adenine57-N1/adenine58-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.220: tRNA (adenine58-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.221: tRNA (guanine9-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.222: 2-polyprenyl-6-hydroxyphenyl methylase EC 2.1.1.223: tRNA1Val (adenine937-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.224: 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C8)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.225: tRNA:m4X modification enzyme EC 2.1.1.226: 23S rRNA (cytidine1920-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.227: 16S rRNA (cytidine1409-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.228: tRNA (guanine37-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.229: tRNA (carboxymethyluridine34-5-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.230: 23S rRNA (adenosine1067-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.231: flavonoid 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.232: naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.233: [phosphatase 2A protein]-leucine-carboxy methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.234: dTDP-3-amino-3,4,6-trideoxy-α-D-glucopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.235: dTDP-3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.236: dTDP-3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-α-D-galactopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.237: mycinamicin III 3′′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.238: mycinamicin VI 2′′-O-methyltransferaseD EC 2.1.1.239: L-olivosyl-oleandolide 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.240: trans-resveratrol di-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.241: 2,4,7-trihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one-glucoside 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.242: 16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.243: 2-ketoarginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.244: protein N-terminal methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.245: 5-methyltetrahydrosarcinapterin—corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.246: [methyl-Co(III) methanol-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.247: (methyl-Co(III) methylamine-specific corrinoid protein)—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.248: methylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.249: dimethylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.250: trimethylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.251: methylated-thiol—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.252: tetramethylammonium—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.253: [methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.254: erythromycin 3′′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.255: geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.256: tRNA (guanine6-N6-methyltransferase) EC 2.1.1.257: tRNA (pseudouridine54-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.258: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate—corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.259: [fructose-bisphosphate aldolase]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.260: rRNA small subunit pseudouridine methyltransferase Nep1 EC 2.1.1.261: 4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.262: squalene methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.263: botryococcene C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.264: 23S rRNA (guanine2069-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.265: tellurite methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.266: 23S rRNA (adenine2030-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.267: flavonoid 3′,5′-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.268: tRNAThr (cytosine32-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.269: dimethylsulfoniopropionate demethylase EC 2.1.1.270: (+)-6a-hydroxymaackiain 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.271: cobalt-precorrin-4 methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.272: cobalt-factor III methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.273: benzoate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.274: salicylate 1-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.275: gibberellin A9 O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.276: gibberellin A4 carboxyl methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.277: anthranilate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.278: indole-3-acetate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.279: trans-anol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.280: selenocysteine Se-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.281: phenylpyruvate C3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.282: tRNAPhe 7-[(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)-4-demethylwyosine37-N4]-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.283: emodin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.284: 8-demethylnovobiocic acid C8-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.285: demethyldecarbamoylnovobiocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.286: 25S rRNA (adenine2142-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.287: 25S rRNA (adenine645-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.288: aklanonic acid methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.289: cobalt-precorrin-7 (C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.290: tRNAPhe [7-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)wyosine37-O]-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.291: (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.292: carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.293: 6-hydroxytryprostatin B O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.294: 3-O-phospho-polymannosyl GlcNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol 3-phospho-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.295: 2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.296: methyltransferase cap2 EC 2.1.1.297: peptide chain release factor N5-glutamine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.298: ribosomal protein L3 N5-glutamine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.299: protein N-terminal monomethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.300: pavine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.301: cypemycin N-terminal methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.302: 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.303: 2,7-dihydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.304: L-tyrosine C3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.305: 8-demethyl-8-α-L-rhamnosyltetracenomycin-C 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.306: 8-demethyl-8-(2-methoxy-α-L-rhamnosyl)tetracenomycin-C 3′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.307: 8-demethyl-8-(2,3-dimethoxy-α-L-rhamnosyl)tetracenomycin-C 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.308: cytidylyl-2-hydroxyethylphosphonate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.309: 18S rRNA (guanine1575-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.310: 25S rRNA (cytosine2870-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.311: 25S rRNA (cytosine2278-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.312: 25S rRNA (uracil2843-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.313: 25S rRNA (uracil2634-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.314: diphthine methyl ester synthase EC 2.1.1.315: 27-O-demethylrifamycin SV methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.316: mitomycin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.317: sphingolipid C9-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.318: [trehalose-6-phosphate synthase]-L-cysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.319: type I protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.320: type II protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.321: type III protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.322: type IV protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.323: (–)-pluviatolide 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.324: dTDP-4-amino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-D-glucose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.325: juvenile hormone-III synthase EC 2.1.1.326: N-acetyldemethylphosphinothricin P-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.327: phenazine-1-carboxylate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.328: N-demethylindolmycin N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.329: demethylphylloquinol methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.330: 5′-demethylyatein 5′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.331: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-121-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.332: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-82-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.333: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-20 methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.334: methanethiol S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.335: 4-amino-anhydrotetracycline N4-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.336: norbelladine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.337: reticuline N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.338: desmethylxanthohumol 6′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.339: xanthohumol 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.340: 3-aminomethylindole N'-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.341: vanillate/3-O-methylgallate O-demethylase EC 2.1.1.342: anaerobilin synthase EC 2.1.1.343: 8-amino-8-demethylriboflavin N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.344: ornithine lipid N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.345: psilocybin synthase EC 2.1.1.346: U6 snRNA m6A methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.347: (+)-O-methylkolavelool synthase EC 2.1.1.348: mRNA m6A methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.349: toxoflavin synthase EC 2.1.1.350: menaquinone C8-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.351: nocamycin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.352: 3-O-acetyl-4′-O-demethylpapaveroxine 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.353: demethylluteothin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.354: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.355: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.356: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.357: [histone H3]-lysine36 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.358: [histone H3]-dimethyl-L-lysine36 N-methyltransferase. Now known to have the activity of EC 2.1.1.359, [histone H3]-lysine36 N-trimethyltransferase. EC 2.1.1.359: [histone H3]-lysine36 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.360: [histone H3]-lysine79 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.361: [histone H4]-lysine20 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.362: [histone H4]-N-methyl-L-lysine20 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.363: pre-sodorifen synthase EC 2.1.1.364: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.365: MMP 1-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.366: [histone H3]-N6,N6-dimethyl-lysine9 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.367: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.368: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.369: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.370: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.371: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.372: [histone H4]-lysine20 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.373: 2-hydroxy-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoate S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.374: 2-heptyl-1-hydroxyquinolin-4(1H)-one methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.375: NNS virus cap methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.376: glycine betaine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.377: [methyl-Co(III) glycine betaine-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.378: [methyl-Co(III) glycine betaine-specific corrinoid protein]—tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.379: [methyl coenzyme M reductase]-L-arginine C-5-methyltransferase
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In 1839, the Daoguang Emperor rejected proposals to legalise and tax opium and ordered imperial commissioner Lin Zexu to eradicate the opium trade. The commissioner destroyed opium stockpiles and halted all foreign trade, triggering a British military response and the First Opium War. The Qing surrendered early in the war and ceded Hong Kong Island in the Convention of Chuenpi, signed by Charles Elliot and Qishan. British forces began controlling Hong Kong shortly after the signing of the convention, on 26 January 1841. However, both countries were dissatisfied and did not ratify the agreement. After more than a year of further hostilities, Hong Kong Island was formally ceded to the United Kingdom in the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. Administrative infrastructure was quickly built by early 1842, but piracy, disease, and hostile Qing policies initially prevented the government from attracting commerce. Conditions on the island improved during the Taiping Rebellion in the 1850s, when many Chinese refugees, including wealthy merchants, fled mainland turbulence and settled in the colony. Further tensions between the British and Qing over the opium trade escalated into the Second Opium War. The Qing were again defeated and were forced to give up Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island in the Convention of Peking. By the end of this war, Hong Kong had evolved from a transient colonial outpost into a major entrepôt. Rapid economic improvement during the 1850s attracted foreign investment, as potential stakeholders became more confident in Hong Kong's future.
== History == The mdx mouse was first described in 1984 by Bulfield et al. in a colony of C57BL/10ScSn mice, showing elevated muscle creatine kinase (CK) and histological lesions characteristic of muscular dystrophy. In 1989, Sicinski et al. identified the precise mutation: a C-to-T transition (nonsense point mutation) in exon 23 of the Dmd gene, creating a premature stop codon and abolishing full-length dystrophin expression. This makes mdx mice a key model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
=== List of side effects === Cardiovascular: Myocardial infarction; stroke; heart block; arrhythmias; hypotension, particularly orthostatic hypotension; hypertension; tachycardia; palpitation. Psychiatric: Confusional states (especially in the elderly) with hallucinations, disorientation, delusions, anxiety, restlessness, agitation; hypomania; exacerbation of psychosis; insomnia, panic, and nightmares. Neurological: Seizures; incoordination; ataxia; tremors; peripheral neuropathy; numbness, tingling, and paresthesias of extremities; extrapyramidal symptoms; drowsiness; dizziness; weakness and fatigue; headache; syndrome of inappropriate ADH (antidiuretic hormone) secretion; tinnitus; alteration in EEG patterns. Anticholinergic: Paralytic ileus; hyperpyrexia; urinary retention, delayed micturition, dilatation of the urinary tract; constipation; blurred vision, disturbance of accommodation, increased intraocular pressure, mydriasis; dry mouth and rarely associated sublingual adentitis. Allergic: Drug fever; petechiae, skin rash, urticaria, itching, photosensitization (avoid excessive exposure to sunlight); edema (general, or of face and tongue). Hematologic: Agranulocytosis; bone marrow depression; leukopenia;thrombocytopenia; purpura; eosinophilia. Gastrointestinal: Nausea and vomiting; anorexia; epigastric distress; diarrhea; peculiar taste; stomatitis; abdominal cramps; black tongue.
Cell shrinkage and rounding occur because of the two parallel processes: (a) retraction of lamellipodia and the breakdown of the proteinaceous cytoskeleton by caspases and (b) water removal decreasing cytoplasmic diffusion. The cytoplasm appears dense, and the organelles appear tightly packed. Chromatin undergoes condensation into compact patches against the nuclear envelope (also known as the perinuclear envelope) in a process known as pyknosis, a hallmark of apoptosis. The nuclear envelope becomes discontinuous and the DNA inside it is fragmented in a process referred to as karyorrhexis. The nucleus breaks into several discrete chromatin bodies or nucleosomal units due to the degradation of DNA. Apoptosis progresses quickly and its products are quickly removed, making it difficult to detect or visualize on classical histology sections. During karyorrhexis, endonuclease activation leaves short DNA fragments, regularly spaced in size. These give a characteristic "laddered" appearance on agar gel after electrophoresis. Tests for DNA laddering differentiate apoptosis from ischemic or toxic cell death.
The primary limitation of SMiLE-seq is that the technique can only be used to characterize the binding interactions of previously identified transcription factors, as the method requires in vitro transcription and translation of the transcription factors prior to their combination with DNA molecules. Additionally, previous studies have shown that fluorescent protein tags can affect the binding affinity of proteins to their targets. The effect of the specific fluorescent protein tags on binding affinity would have to be investigated to determine whether this would impact specific protein-DNA interactions found using this technology. Further development of SMiLE-seq may involve modifying transcription factor expression conditions to increase the success of analysis. SELEX ChIP-seq Protein binding microarrays Competition-ChIP
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Cardarine is a common name for the investigational compound GW501516. It acts as a PPARδ agonist and is not approved for human use. It is prohibited in sport.
It activates PPARδ, a nuclear receptor that influences gene expression related to lipid and energy metabolism. Animal studies show changes in endurance and lipid levels. Human effects and risks are not well established.
No, cardarine is not a steroid. It belongs to a different chemical class, the PPARδ agonists. It is also not a selective androgen receptor modulator.
Anti-doping laboratories typically use LC-MS/MS to detect GW501516 and its metabolites in urine. The method is sensitive and can identify the compound at low concentrations. Detection depends on sample timing, metabolism, and the specific assay.