Abstract: Provided are a compound having an activity for inhibiting dioxin toxicity, a pharmaceutical composition including the compound and a method of treating disease resulting from dioxin toxicity using the compound. More particularly, the compound is represented by formula 1: where, R1 may be a hydrogen atom, a C1-C5 alkyl group or an alkylketone group; and R2 may be a hydrogen atom, a C1-C10 alkyl group or —COR3, wherein R3 may be a C1-C5 alkyl group, a C1-C5 alkylamide group, a C3-C12 aryl group or a heteroaryl group. A compound having an activity for inhibiting dioxin toxicity by directly antagonizing a dioxin receptor and specifically lessening dioxin-associated toxicity without an adverse effect resulting from an overdose of the compound or an outbreak of another disease can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides peptide complexes comprising phospholipase D and one or morephospholipase D-interacting peptides. The peptide complexes are useful in screening assays foridentifying compounds effective in modulating the peptide complexes and in treating and/or preventing diseases associated with phospholipase D and it's interacting partners. In addition, methods for screening modulators of the peptide complexes or interacting members thereof are provided.