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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Deoxy-D-galactose

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Deoxy-D-lyxohexose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.16
Beilstein:
1723333
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D +59.7°, c = 2 in H2O

color

white to off-white

mp

107 - 110 °C ((225 - 230 °F))
107-110 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1OC(O)C[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H12O5/c7-2-4-6(10)3(8)1-5(9)11-4/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5?,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

PMMURAAUARKVCB-DUVQVXGLSA-N

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General description

2-Deoxy-D-galactose is a glucose analog that shows a wide range of biological activities such as inhibition of glycolysis and thereby tumor growth, interference with the biosynthetic processing of glycoproteins, antiviral activity, and hepatotoxicity. It is being extensively studied as trapping agents for phosphate and uridylate in mammalian cells due to its ability to interfere in the phosphate and nucleotide metabolism.

Application


  • FUT1-mediated terminal fucosylation acts as a new target to attenuate renal fibrosis.: This research investigates the role of 2-deoxy-D-galactose in modulating terminal fucosylation processes, revealing potential therapeutic pathways for treating renal fibrosis and enhancing the understanding of kidney disease mechanisms (Luo et al., 2023).

  • 2-D-gal Targets Terminal Fucosylation to Inhibit T-cell Response in a Mouse Skin Transplant Model.: Highlights the immunomodulatory potential of 2-deoxy-D-galactose in transplant medicine, showing how it can inhibit T-cell responses and contribute to the success of skin grafts, pointing towards new immunosuppressive treatments (Mao et al., 2023).

  • Inhibition of Aberrant α(1,2)-Fucosylation at Ocular Surface Ameliorates Dry Eye Disease.: Explores the therapeutic effects of 2-deoxy-D-galactose in treating dry eye disease by modulating specific fucosylation pathways, potentially opening new avenues for ocular surface treatment strategies (Yoon et al., 2021).

Other Notes

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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T Platt
Molecular and cellular biology, 4(5), 994-996 (1984-05-01)
Analysis of 400 independent spontaneous mutations conferring 2-deoxygalactose resistance upon cells constitutive for the galactose pathway suggests that toxicity is due to 2-deoxygalactose-1-phosphate. Selection for and against growth on galactose in the same strain is now possible; application to systems
J A Gorman et al.
Genetics, 129(1), 19-24 (1991-09-01)
A technique which has the potential to allow repeated use of the same selectable marker to create gene disruptions in Candida albicans has been developed. In this approach, originally described for Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the selectable marker is flanked by direct
2-Deoxy-D-galactose impairs the fucosylation of glycoproteins of rat liver and Morris hepatoma.
R Büchsel et al.
European journal of biochemistry, 111(2), 445-453 (1980-10-01)
Matthew Z Anderson et al.
Nature communications, 10(1), 4388-4388 (2019-09-29)
Meiosis is a conserved tenet of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes, yet this program is seemingly absent from many extant species. In the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, mating of diploid cells generates tetraploid products that return to the diploid state
S Bullock et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 54(1), 135-142 (1990-01-01)
The interaction of the amnesic agent 2-deoxygalactose with fucose incorporation into glycoproteins in day-old chick forebrain has been studied with the aim of identifying glycoproteins whose synthesis is modified during memory formation. 2-Deoxygalactose inhibited total exogenous [14C]fucose incorporation into the

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