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A8980

Acarbose

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

4",6"-Dideoxy-4"-([1S]-[1,4,6/5]-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-2-yclohexenylamino)-maltotriose

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C25H43NO18
CAS Number:
56180-94-0
Molecular Weight:
645.60
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
329771024
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Number:
260-030-7
MDL number:
MFCD00869592
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biological source

bacterial (Actinoplanes)

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

impurities

<9.4% water (Karl Fischer)

color

white to off-white

solubility

H2O (CO2 free): 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]2CO)O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)O[C@@H]3CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1N[C@H]4C=C(CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]4O

InChI

1S/C25H43NO18/c1-6-11(26-8-2-7(3-27)12(30)15(33)13(8)31)14(32)19(37)24(40-6)43-22-10(5-29)42-25(20(38)17(22)35)44-21-9(4-28)41-23(39)18(36)16(21)34/h2,6,8-39H,3-5H2,1H3/t6-,8+,9-,10-,11-,12-,13+,14+,15+,16-,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,22-,23-,24-,25-/m1/s1

InChI key

XUFXOAAUWZOOIT-SXARVLRPSA-N

Gene Information

human ... AMY2A(279), MGAM(8972)

Application

Acarbose, a derivitized maltotriose antidiabetic drug, is a reversible α-glucosidase inhibitor used in medical studies to control the effects of Type II diabetes. Acarbose is often used as a reference to which other α-glucosidase inhibitors are compared.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Modified tetrasaccharide that acts as a reversible α -glucosidase inhibitor.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Lot/Batch Number
0000289390
098K1087
058K1437
038K1332
117K1511

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