CMP-Sialic acid
CMP-Sialic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac) is an allosteric inhibitor of UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase. CMP-Sialic acid provides a substrate for Golgi sialyltransferases. CMP-Sialic acid is an important sugar nucleotide for biosynthesis of sialic acid and its conjugates[1].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
3063-71-6
Product Name Alternative
CMP-Neu5Ac
UNSPSC
12352005
Hazard Statement
H302-H315-H319-H335
Target
Endogenous Metabolite
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Applications
Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Field of Research
Metabolic Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/cmp-sialic-acid.html
Solubility
10 mM in DMSO
Smiles
O[C@@H]1[C@H](O[C@@H](N2C(N=C(N)C=C2)=O)[C@@H]1O)COP(O[C@@]3(O[C@@]([C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@@H](O)C3)([H])[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)C(O)=O)(O)=O
Molecular Formula
C20H31N4O16P
Molecular Weight
614.45
Precautions
P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P330-P362+P364-P403+P233-P405-P501
References & Citations
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Scientific Category
Reference compound1
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
Isoform
Human Endogenous Metabolite
Citation 01
Nature. 2025 Jul;643 (8070) :192-200.|Cell Host Microbe. 2025 Jul 9;33 (7) :1133-1145.e4.
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