ML120B is a potent inhibitor of IKK-2 (IC50 = 60 nM). ML120B is orally bioavailable, and inhibits paw swelling, bone and cartilage degradation, and weight loss in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis.

Storage

Store at -20°C

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Grade

Moligand™

Action Type

INHIBITOR

Mechanism of action

Inhibitor of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit beta

Purity

≥98%

Names and Identifiers

Pubchem Sid	504765108
Pubchem Sid Url	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504765108
Canonical Smiles	CC1=C(C=CC=N1)C(=O)NC2=C3C(=CC(=C2OC)Cl)C4=C(N3)C=NC=C4
IUPAC Name	N-(6-chloro-7-methoxy-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-8-yl)-2-methylpyridine-3-carboxamide
InChIKey	ZNOLRTPMNMPLHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
INCHI	1S/C19H15ClN4O2/c1-10-11(4-3-6-22-10)19(25)24-17-16-13(8-14(20)18(17)26-2)12-5-7-21-9-15(12)23-16/h3-9,23H,1-2H3,(H,24,25)
Isomeric SMILES	CC1=C(C=CC=N1)C(=O)NC2=C3C(=CC(=C2OC)Cl)C4=C(N3)C=NC=C4
Molecular Weight	366.8
Reaxy-Rn	10379640
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=10379640&ln=

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Taxonomic Classification

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Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Organoheterocyclic compounds
  - Class Indoles and derivatives
    - Subclass Pyridoindoles

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organoheterocyclic compounds
Class	Indoles and derivatives
Subclass	Pyridoindoles
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Beta carbolines
Alternative Parents	Nicotinamides Methoxyanilines Indoles Anisoles Methylpyridines Alkyl aryl ethers Aryl chlorides Pyrroles Heteroaromatic compounds Secondary carboxylic acid amides Azacyclic compounds Organonitrogen compounds Organochlorides Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework	Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
Substituents	Beta-carboline - Indole - Nicotinamide - Pyridinecarboxamide - Pyridine carboxylic acid or derivatives - Methoxyaniline - Anisole - Phenol ether - Methylpyridine - Alkyl aryl ether - Benzenoid - Pyridine - Aryl chloride - Aryl halide - Pyrrole - Heteroaromatic compound - Secondary carboxylic acid amide - Carboxamide group - Azacycle - Carboxylic acid derivative - Ether - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Organohalogen compound - Organic nitrogen compound - Organochloride - Organonitrogen compound - Organooxygen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as beta carbolines. These are compounds containing a 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole moiety.
External Descriptors	Not available
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

3D Structure

Associated Targets(Human)

IKBKB Tchem Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta (2 Activities)

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Activity Type	Activity Value -log(M)	Mechanism of Action	Activity Reference	Publications (PubMed IDs)

ABL1 Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase ABL (18331 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

EGFR Tclin Epidermal growth factor receptor erbB1 (33727 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

INSR Tclin Insulin receptor (5558 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

ERBB2 Tclin Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase erbB-2 (7851 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PDGFRB Tclin Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (5195 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

IGF1R Tclin Insulin-like growth factor I receptor (8605 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

KIT Tclin Stem cell growth factor receptor (10667 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CSNK2A1 Tchem Casein kinase II alpha (3512 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

DAPK3 Tchem Death-associated protein kinase 3 (2108 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MAPK11 Tchem MAP kinase p38 beta (2785 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

LCK Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase LCK (9212 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MAPK14 Tchem MAP kinase p38 alpha (12866 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

GSK3B Tclin Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (11785 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKACB Tchem cAMP-dependent protein kinase beta-1 catalytic subunit (589 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MAP2K6 Tchem Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 6 (1284 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MYLK Tchem Myosin light chain kinase, smooth muscle (1267 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CSNK1G1 Tchem Casein kinase I gamma 1 (2496 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

FGFR2 Tclin Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (3405 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

FGFR1 Tclin Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (9149 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

STK3 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase MST2 (3069 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CSNK1D Tchem Casein kinase I delta (4546 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MAP2K5 Tchem Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 (650 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CAMK2B Tchem CaM kinase II beta (1626 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

SRC Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase SRC (10310 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

MAP2K3 Tchem Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 (632 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CHEK2 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk2 (4015 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PDPK1 Tchem 3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1 (3758 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKAA2 Tchem AMP-activated protein kinase, alpha-2 subunit (1328 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

AKT2 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase AKT2 (4301 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

AKT3 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase AKT3 (3157 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CHUK Tchem Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase alpha subunit (3170 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

IKBKB Tchem Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase beta subunit (5554 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

DAPK2 Tchem Death-associated protein kinase 2 (740 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

AURKB Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase Aurora-B (6805 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

RPS6KA4 Tchem Ribosomal protein S6 kinase alpha 4 (2104 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

ROCK1 Tclin Rho-associated protein kinase 1 (4723 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PIM1 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase PIM1 (9629 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PKN2 Tchem Protein kinase N2 (1991 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CSK Tchem Tyrosine-protein kinase CSK (2395 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

JAK3 Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK3 (8349 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

RPS6KA5 Tchem Ribosomal protein S6 kinase alpha 5 (3355 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKCE Tchem Protein kinase C epsilon (1520 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKD3 Tchem Protein kinase C nu (2315 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKCI Tchem Protein kinase C iota (2821 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PRKD1 Tchem Protein kinase C mu (1904 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

RAF1 Tclin Serine/threonine-protein kinase RAF (4169 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

SYK Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase SYK (7372 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PLK1 Tchem Serine/threonine-protein kinase PLK1 (28605 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

ITK Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK (3699 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

JAK1 Tclin Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK1 (8569 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Associated Targets(non-human)

Cdk4 Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (3 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

PIK3CA PI3-kinase p110-alpha subunit (51 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Prkcd Protein kinase C delta (192 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Mapk1 MAP kinase ERK2 (650 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Fgfr4 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (138 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Fgfr3 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (21 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Camk2g CaM kinase II gamma (1 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Tec Tyrosine-protein kinase TEC (25 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

rep Replicase polyprotein 1ab (378 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

pknB Serine/threonine-protein kinase pknB (356 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CDPK1 Calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (793 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

CRK2 Cell division control protein 2 homolog (194 Activities)

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Activity Type	Relation	Activity value	Units	Action Type	Journal	PubMed Id	doi	Assay Aladdin ID

Mechanisms of Action

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Lot Number	Certificate Type	Date	Item
C2623039	Certificate of Analysis	Apr 07, 2026	M127370
A2206049	Certificate of Analysis	Jul 15, 2025	M127370
A2206050	Certificate of Analysis	Jul 15, 2025	M127370
A2206052	Certificate of Analysis	Jul 15, 2025	M127370
A2206054	Certificate of Analysis	Jul 15, 2025	M127370
A2206055	Certificate of Analysis	Jul 15, 2025	M127370

Chemical and Physical Properties

Solubility	insoluble in H2O; ≥13.2 mg/mL in DMSO; ≥8.53 mg/mL in EtOH with gentle warming and ultrasonic
Molecular Weight	366.800 g/mol
XLogP3	3.100
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	4
Rotatable Bond Count	3
Exact Mass	366.088 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	366.088 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	79.900 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	26
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	522.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

Documents & Articles

RNA Viruses Triggered Signal Pathway

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NF-kB signaling pathway Signaling pathway RNA virus NF-kB

How to Map the NF-κB Pathway and Choose Inhibitors: Bringing Inflammatory Transcriptional Output into a “Controllable Range” (Tables A–F)

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NF-κB inhibitor

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MLN120B - Moligand™, ≥98% , Inhibitor of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit beta, CAS No.783348-36-7, Inhibitor of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit beta

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