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Sigma-Aldrich

Formycin A

from Streptomyces kaniharaensis, ≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

1-C-(7-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-anhydro-(1S)-D-Ribitol, 7-Amino-3-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine, 8-Aza-9-deazaadenosine, Formycin, NSC 102811

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H13N5O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
267.24
Beilstein:
624229
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.85

biological source

Streptomyces kaniharaensis

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

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

color

white to off-white

solubility

DMSO: soluble 1 mg/mL
H2O: soluble 3 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

viruses (Antiretroviral)

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Nc1ncnc2n(cnc12)[C@@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]3O

InChI

1S/C10H13N5O4/c11-8-5-9(13-2-12-8)15(3-14-5)10-7(18)6(17)4(1-16)19-10/h2-4,6-7,10,16-18H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t4-,6-,7-,10-/m1/s1

InChI key

OIRDTQYFTABQOQ-KQYNXXCUSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: nucleoside
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.

Biochem/physiol Actions

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.

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.

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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W J Malaisse et al.
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
Jeffrey E Lee et al.
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
Meng Zhang et al.
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
Michael J Dapp et al.
Journal of virology, 88(1), 354-363 (2013-10-25)
Reverse transcription is an important early step in retrovirus replication and is a key point targeted by evolutionarily conserved host restriction factors (e.g., APOBEC3G, SamHD1). Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) is a major target of antiretroviral
C-4? Truncated carbocyclic formycin derivatives
Zhou J, et al.
Tetrahedron, 62(29), 7009-7013 (2006)

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