Valienamine
Valienamine is the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. Valienamine is the key functional component of many natural glycosidase inhibitors including the crop protectant validamycin A and the antidiabetic agent acarbose[1].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
38231-86-6
UNSPSC
12352211
Hazard Statement
H302-H315-H319-H335
Target
Glycosidase
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Applications
Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Field of Research
Metabolic Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/valienamine.html
Solubility
10 mM in DMSO
Smiles
O[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(CO)=C[C@@H]1N
Molecular Formula
C7H13NO4
Molecular Weight
175.18
Precautions
P261-P264-P270-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P330-P362+P364-P403+P233-P405-P501
References & Citations
[1]Degwert U, et al. Studies on the biosynthesis of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose: valienamine, a m-C7N unit not derived from the shikimate pathway. J Antibiot (Tokyo) . 1987;40 (6) :855-861.|[2]Cui L, et al. A Validamycin Shunt Pathway for Valienamine Synthesis in Engineered Streptomyces hygroscopicus 5008. ACS Synth Biol. 2020;9 (2) :294-303.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Scientific Category
Reference compound1
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
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