BAY-678 racemate is a racemate of BAY-678. BAY-678 is an orally bioavailable, highly potent, selective and cell-permeable inhibitor of human neutrophil elastase (HNE), with an IC50 of 20 nM. BAY-678 is also nominated as a chemical probe to the public via the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC).
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