Date published: 2025-12-24

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NUDT14 Inhibitors

Chemical inhibitors of NUDT14 target the protein's role in cellular processes, primarily through their interactions with various biochemical pathways connected to purine metabolism and nucleotide salvage. Methylene Blue engages with NUDT14 by disrupting redox reactions and electron transport chains, which are crucial for maintaining cellular redox status, where NUDT14 may be involved. In a similar vein, Allopurinol and Febuxostat exert their influence by selectively inhibiting xanthine oxidase, thereby modifying purine catabolism and the nucleotide balance within cells, which are processes associated with NUDT14 activity. This alteration in purine metabolism is also how Thiopurinol acts, as it is a structural analog of allopurinol with similar enzyme inhibitory properties. Oxonic Acid, by inhibiting uricase, leads to increased uric acid levels, thus affecting the purine pool and potentially the function of NUDT14 within nucleotide metabolism. The direct incorporation of nucleotide analogs into nucleic acids is another method of inhibition, as demonstrated by 6-Mercaptopurine and its prodrug Azathioprine, which compete with natural nucleotides for incorporation into DNA and RNA, thereby affecting the role of NUDT14 in the nucleotide salvage pathway. Hydroxyurea acts indirectly by inhibiting ribonucleotide reductase, consequently depleting deoxyribonucleotide pools and affecting NUDT14's regulatory functions. Mycophenolate Mofetil and Tiazofurin inhibit inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, leading to decreased guanine nucleotide production and consequently altering the guanine nucleotide balance that NUDT14 helps to regulate. Lastly, Ribavirin and Acyclovir, both guanosine analogs, compete with guanine nucleotides, thus potentially disrupting NUDT14's function in nucleotide metabolism and salvage pathways, highlighting the diverse mechanisms through which these chemical inhibitors can modulate the activity of NUDT14 within the cell.
Product NameCAS #Catalog #QUANTITYPriceCitationsRATING

Methylene blue

61-73-4sc-215381B
sc-215381
sc-215381A
25 g
100 g
500 g
$42.00
$102.00
$322.00
3
(1)

Methylene Blue can inhibit NUDT14 by interfering with redox reactions and electron transport chains where NUDT14 may play a role, thereby hindering the protein's ability to participate in maintaining cellular redox status.

Allopurinol

315-30-0sc-207272
25 g
$128.00
(0)

Allopurinol acts as an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase; by reducing the production of uric acid, it can indirectly impede the role of NUDT14 in purine metabolism and thus inhibit its function in the nucleotide salvage pathway.

Febuxostat

144060-53-7sc-207680
10 mg
$168.00
3
(1)

Febuxostat selectively inhibits xanthine oxidase, which can indirectly inhibit NUDT14 by altering purine catabolism and the balance of nucleotides in the cell, thereby affecting the purine salvage pathway where NUDT14 is implicated.

6-Mercaptopurine

50-44-2sc-361087
sc-361087A
50 mg
100 mg
$71.00
$102.00
(0)

6-Mercaptopurine gets incorporated into nucleic acids and can inhibit NUDT14 by competing with natural nucleotides, thereby disrupting the nucleotide salvage pathway and the role of NUDT14 in it.

Azathioprine

446-86-6sc-210853D
sc-210853
sc-210853A
sc-210853B
sc-210853C
500 mg
1 g
2 g
5 g
10 g
$199.00
$173.00
$342.00
$495.00
$690.00
1
(1)

Azathioprine is metabolized into 6-mercaptopurine; it can inhibit NUDT14 by interfering with the synthesis and metabolism of natural nucleotides, thus potentially inhibiting the protein's function in the nucleotide salvage pathway.

Hydroxyurea

127-07-1sc-29061
sc-29061A
5 g
25 g
$76.00
$255.00
18
(1)

Hydroxyurea inhibits ribonucleotide reductase, leading to decreased DNA synthesis; this can indirectly inhibit NUDT14 by depleting the deoxyribonucleotide pools that NUDT14 may be involved in regulating.

Mycophenolate mofetil

128794-94-5sc-200971
sc-200971A
20 mg
100 mg
$36.00
$107.00
1
(1)

Mycophenolate Mofetil inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, leading to decreased guanine nucleotides; this can inhibit NUDT14 by altering the balance of nucleotides and impeding its role in the guanine salvage pathway.

Ribavirin

36791-04-5sc-203238
sc-203238A
sc-203238B
10 mg
100 mg
5 g
$62.00
$108.00
$210.00
1
(1)

Ribavirin, a guanosine analog, can inhibit NUDT14 by mimicking guanosine and thus interfering with the metabolic pathways involving guanine nucleotides where NUDT14 functions.

Acyclovir

59277-89-3sc-202906
sc-202906A
50 mg
500 mg
$147.00
$922.00
2
(2)

Acyclovir, a guanosine analog, can inhibit NUDT14 by competing with guanine nucleotides, potentially disrupting the protein's function in nucleotide metabolism and salvage pathways.

Tiazofurin

60084-10-8sc-475805
5 mg
$440.00
(0)

Tiazofurin inhibits inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, which can lead to an indirect inhibition of NUDT14 by altering the levels of nucleotides, specifically guanine nucleotides, thereby affecting its role in nucleotide salvage pathways.