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S8195

Swainsonine

from Metarrhizium anisopliae, ≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

(1S,2R,8R,8aR)-1,2,8-Octahydroindolizidinetriol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H15NO3
CAS Number:
72741-87-8
Molecular Weight:
173.21
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
NACRES:
NA.85
PubChem Substance ID:
24899779
MDL number:
MFCD00017554
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4175740

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InChI key

FXUAIOOAOAVCGD-DCDLSZRSSA-N

SMILES string

O[C@@H]1CCCN2C[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C12

InChI

1S/C8H15NO3/c10-5-2-1-3-9-4-6(11)8(12)7(5)9/h5-8,10-12H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7?,8-/m1/s1

biological source

Metarrhizium anisopliae

assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

lyophilized powder

storage condition

(Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.)

color

white to faint yellow

solubility

H2O: soluble 1 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

neoplastics

mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Swainsonine is a potent inhibitor of various α-mannosidases, especially of α-mannosidase II. It inhibits glycoprotein processing and also acts as immune modulator.
Swainsonine is an indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Metarrhizium anisopliae that is used as a potent α-mannosidase inhibitor. Product S8195 has been used in chemical inhibition assays of CHO Lec2 cells to inhibit glycosylation .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Swainsonine is a potent α-mannosidase inhibitor. It also has antimetastatic, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory activity . It also inhibits glycoprotein processing.

Packaging

1MG

Preparation Note

Soluble in water, methanol, DMSO

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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S8195-VAR: + S8195-1MG-PW: + S8195-1MG: + S8195-BULK:

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Shen Shen et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 286(15), 13532-13540 (2011-02-19)
Sialylated glycans serve as cell surface attachment factors for a broad range of pathogens. We report an atypical example, where desialylation increases cell surface binding and infectivity of adeno-associated virus (AAV) serotype 9, a human parvovirus isolate. Enzymatic removal of
Guo-Dong Yang et al.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology, 60(1), 44-49 (2012-04-10)
Endophytic Undifilum oxytropis found within toxic locoweeds (Astragalus and Oxytropis spp.) produces the indolizidine alkaloid swainsonine, which is responsible for locoism in grazing animals. The aim of the current study is to establish an easy and accurate method for the
Julien Louvel et al.
Organic letters, 13(24), 6452-6455 (2011-11-16)
The asymmetric synthesis of (-)-swainsonine and (-)-8-epi-swainsonine is reported through the addition of either the allenylzinc or the allenyl lithio cyanocuprate reagents derived from [3-(methoxymethoxy)prop-1-ynyl]trimethylsilane to enantiopure α,β-dialkoxy N-tert-butanesulfinylimines derived from d-erythronolactone.
Zhaocai Li et al.
International journal of biological sciences, 8(3), 394-405 (2012-03-07)
Swainsonine (1, 2, 8-trihyroxyindolizidine, SW), a natural alkaloid, has been reported to exhibit anti-cancer activity on several mouse models of human cancer and human cancers in vivo. However, the mechanisms of SW-mediated tumor regression are not clear. In this study
Vijay Dhand et al.
Organic letters, 15(8), 1914-1917 (2013-04-05)
A short synthesis of hydroxyalkyl dihydropyrroles has been developed that involves the coupling of propargylamines with α-chloroaldehydes, followed by Lindlar reduction and a one-pot epoxide formation/opening sequence. The application of this process to the synthesis of unnatural iminosugars and a
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