Wortmannin

Wortmannin (SL-2052) is a potent and specific PI3K inhibitor. The 50% inhibitory concentration for inhibition by wortmannin is 2 to 4 nM. Wortmannin inhibits polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) with IC50 of 5.8 nM. Wortmannin displays a similar potency in vitro for the class I, II, and III PI3K members although it can also inhibit other PI3K-related enzymes such as mTOR, DNA-PK, some phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases, myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) at high concentrations.