Formycin A is an adenosine analog, and is cytotoxic in nature. It acts as a substrate for the human enzymes human erythrocytic adenosine deaminase and adenosine kinase.[1][2][3]
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Formycin A (FA) is a C-nucleoside that inhibits the E.coli enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP).
Formycin A (FA) is a C-nucleoside that inhibits the E.coli enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP). FA was found to upsurge insulin release elevated by glucose, and was also shown to inhibit 5′-Methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine (MTA/AdoHcy) nucleosidase, an enzyme important in the recycling of methionine. Research has shown FA is an antiretroviral agent against HIV-1, targeting reverse transcription.
Formycin A possess antitumor function, along with its antibacterial and antiviral activity.[4]
Packaging
10MG
Other Notes
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.
Store the product sealed at –20 °C. Under these conditions the product is stable for at least 4 years.
Two lipophilic derivatives of formycin A (1) and formycin B (5) carrying an O-2',3'-(ethyl levulinate) ketal group have been prepared. These were base-alkylated at N(1) (for 1) and N(1) and N(6) (for 5) with both isopentenyl and all-trans-farnesyl residues. Upon
Biochemical and molecular medicine, 57(1), 47-63 (1996-02-01)
Formycin A augments insulin release evoked by glucose (5.6 mm or more), this effect not being rapidly reversible. The mechanism responsible for the insulinotropic action of formycin A was investigated in isolated pancreatic islets. It could not be ascribed to
The Journal of biological chemistry, 278(10), 8761-8770 (2002-12-24)
5'-Methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine (MTA/AdoHcy) nucleosidase is a key enzyme in a number of critical biological processes in many microbes. This nucleosidase catalyzes the irreversible hydrolysis of the N(9)-C(1') bond of MTA or AdoHcy to form adenine and the corresponding thioribose. The key
Applied and environmental microbiology, 86(2) (2019-11-05)
Formycin A (FOR-A) and pyrazofurin A (PRF-A) are purine-related C-nucleoside antibiotics in which ribose and a pyrazole-derived base are linked by a C-glycosidic bond. However, the logic underlying the biosynthesis of these molecules has remained largely unexplored. Here, we report
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