Featured Holiday Substances

Learn more about the substances featured in the 2019 CAS Holiday Card!

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Resveratrol

501-36-0

 Resveratrol structure

 
Resveratrol has been considered a heart healthy ingredient in red wine and other sources. This Mayo Clinic article will help you separate the facts from the hype.

Letermovir

917389-32-3

 Letermovir structure
A Merck R&D team developed an award-winning green chemistry process improvement for manufacture of this antiviral drug.

Rivastigmine

129101-54-8

 Rivastigmine structure
Rivastigmine hydrogentartrate, marketed under the brand name Exelon, Protemax and Nimvastid, is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Dasatinib

302962-49-8

 

 Dasatinib structure
A Mayo Clinic study indicated that a combination of Dasatinib and Quercetin has potential anti-aging benefits.

Poly-trimethylene carbonate

31852-84-3

 poly-trimethylenecarbonate structure
Chemists find a way to turn carbon dioxide into a 'green' polymer.

AMG 510

2296729-00-3

 AMG-510 structure
Amgen registered its Phase I/II trial for the KRAS G12C inhibitor cancer drug AMG 510 in Summer 2018.

Heme

14875-96-8

 Heme structure
One of the substances that adds to the flavor and color and helps meatless burgers taste like meat!

Isocytosine

108-53-2

 Isocytosine structure
Used in combination with isoguanine in studies of unnatural nucleic acid analogues of the normal DNA base pairs - specifically as a nucleobase of Hachimoji RNA.