Ascomycin
CAT:
804-HY-13557-03
Size:
50 mg
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Ascomycin
- CAS Number: 104987-12-4
- UNSPSC Description: Ascomycin (Immunomycin; FR-900520; FK520) is an ethyl analog of Tacrolimus (FK506) with strong immunosuppressant properties. Ascomycin is also a macrocyclic polyketide antibiotic with multiple biological activities such as anti-malarial, anti-fungal and anti-spasmodic. Ascomycin prevents graft rejection and has potential for varying skin ailments research[1][2].
- Target Antigen: Antibiotic; FKBP; Fungal; Parasite
- Type: Natural Products
- Related Pathways: Anti-infection;Apoptosis;Autophagy;Cell Cycle/DNA Damage;Immunology/Inflammation
- Field of Research: Infection; Inflammation/Immunology; Neurological Disease
- Assay Protocol: https://www.medchemexpress.com/Ascomycin.html
- Smiles: O=C([C@@](CCCC1)([H])N1C(C([C@@]2(O)[C@H](C)C[C@H](OC)[C@@](O2)([H])[C@@H](OC)C[C@@H](C)C/C(C)=C/[C@H]3CC)=O)=O)O[C@H](/C(C)=C/[C@H]4C[C@@H](OC)[C@H](O)CC4)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O)CC3=O
- Molecular Weight: 792.01
- References & Citations: [1]Hatanaka H, et al. FR-900520 and FR-900523, novel immunosuppressants isolated from a Streptomyces. II. Fermentation, isolation and physico-chemical and biological characteristics. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1988 Nov;41(11):1592-601.|[2]Krishika Sambyal, et al. Bioprocess and genetic engineering aspects of ascomycin production: a review. J Genet Eng Biotechnol. 2020 Nov 19;18(1):73.|[3]Germán Sierra-Paredes, et al. Ascomycin and FK506: pharmacology and therapeutic potential as anticonvulsants and neuroprotectants. CNS Neurosci Ther. Spring 2008;14(1):36-46.
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