Terfenadine (BRN5857899; Seldane; Terfen) is a novel and potent antihistamine drug used to treat allergies.

Ginsenoside Rh2, a naturally occuring steroid glycoside and an aldose reductase inhibitor isolated from plants of the genus Panax, is isolated from the root of Ginseng with diverse biological activities.

NVP-231 is a novel, potent, specific, and reversible CerK inhibitor that competitively inhibits binding of ceramide to CerK with IC50 of 12±2 nM.

Ac-DEVD-CHO is a potent and specific aldehyde inhibitor of Group II caspases with Ki values of 0.2 nM and 0.3 nM for for caspase-3 and caspase-7, respectively.

Tasisulam (LY-573636), an acyl-sulfonamide analog, is a potent anticancer/tumor agent that is able to induce tumor cell apoptosis by a mitochondrial-targeted mechanism involving the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Boc-D-FMK is a cell-permeable, irreversible (covalent) and broad spectrum caspase inhibitor; inhibits apoptosis stimulated by TNF-α with an IC50 of 39 µM.

Belnacasan (also known as VX-765) is a novel, potent, selective and orally bioactive prodrug of VRT-043198 which is a potent and selective inhibitor of caspase-1 with Ki values of 0.8 nM and less than 0.6 nM for caspase-1 and caspase-4, respectively.

Z-VAD-FMK (Caspase Inhibitor VI; Z-VAD(OH)-FMK) is a novel, potent and irreversible pan caspase inhibitor.

MX1013 (Z-VD-fmk) is a novel, a potent and irreversible dipeptide pan-caspase inhibitor which inhibits caspases 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 with IC50 values ranging from 5 to 20 nm..

Z-DEVD-FMK, a tetrapeptide compound, is a novel, potent, specific, cell-permeable and irreversible caspase-3 inhibitor with IC50 of 18 μM.