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MW 816.9 Da, Purity >98%. Nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits protein glycosylation. Inhibits GlcNAc phosphotransferase (GPT) and inhibits the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to dolichol phosphate in the first step of glycoprotein synthesis. Inhibits N-linked glycosylation and blocks the formation of N-glycosidic protein-carbohydrate linkages. Active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, fungi and viruses.

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Chemical Structure - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (AB120296), expandable thumbnail
  • Immunocytochemistry - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (AB120296), expandable thumbnail

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Key facts

CAS number
66081-37-6
Purity
> 98%
Form
Solid
Source
Streptomyces sp.
Molecular weight
816.9 Da
Molecular formula
C37H60N4O16
PubChem identifier
16220051
Nature
Native

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MW 816.9 Da, Purity >98%. Nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits protein glycosylation. Inhibits GlcNAc phosphotransferase (GPT) and inhibits the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to dolichol phosphate in the first step of glycoprotein synthesis. Inhibits N-linked glycosylation and blocks the formation of N-glycosidic protein-carbohydrate linkages. Active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, fungi and viruses.

Key facts

Purity
> 98%
Source
Streptomyces sp.
PubChem identifier
16220051
Solubility

Soluble in DMSO to 50 mM.

Soluble in DMSO to 50 mM.

Biochemical name
Tunicamycin Ready Made Solution
Biological description

Nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits protein glycosylation. Inhibits GlcNAc phosphotransferase (GPT) and inhibits the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to dolichol phosphate in the first step of glycoprotein synthesis. Inhibits N-linked glycosylation and blocks the formation of N-glycosidic protein-carbohydrate linkages. Active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, fungi and viruses.

Canonical SMILES
CC(C)CCCCCCCCC=CC(=O)NC1C(C(C(OC1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)NC(=O)C)CC(C3C(C(C(O3)N4C=CC(=O)NC4=O)O)O)O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES
CC(C)CCCCCCCC/C=C/C(=O)N[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O[C@H]1O[C@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)CO)O)O)NC(=O)C)C[C@H]([C@@H]3[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O3)N4C=CC(=O)NC4=O)O)O)O)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C37H60N4O16/c1-18(2)12-10-8-6-4-5-7-9-11-13-23(45)39-26-30(50)27(47)21(54-36(26)57-35-25(38-19(3)43)29(49)28(48)22(17-42)55-35)16-20(44)33-31(51)32(52)34(56-33)41-15-14-24(46)40-37(41)53/h11,13-15,18,20-22,25-36,42,44,47-52H,4-10,12,16-17H2,1-3H3,(H,38,43)(H,39,45)(H,40,46,53)/b13-11+/t20-,21-,22+,25+,26-,27+,28+,29+,30-,31+,32-,33-,34-,35+,36+/m1/s1
InChIKey
YJQCOFNZVFGCAF-WPTOCQRYSA-N
IUPAC name
(E)-N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[(2R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]-12-methyltridec-2-enamide

Storage

Shipped at conditions
Ambient - Can Ship with Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
+4°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
+4°C
Storage information
Store under desiccating conditions, The product can be stored for up to 12 months

Notes

This compound is a mixture of the homologs of tunicamycin: A, B, C and D which vary in the carbon chain length (n=8 to 11)

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  • Chemical Structure - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (ab120296), expandable thumbnail

    Chemical Structure - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (ab120296)

    2D chemical structure image of ab120296, Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor

  • Immunocytochemistry - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (ab120296), expandable thumbnail

    Immunocytochemistry - Tunicamycin, Protein glycosylation inhibitor (ab120296)

    Anti-CHOP antibody [9C8] ab11419 staining DDIT3 in HeLa (Human epithelial cell line from cervix adenocarcinoma) cells +/- Tunicamycin 1.5μM, 6 hours (ab120296).

    The cells were fixed with 4% PFA (10 min), permeabilized with 0.1% Triton-X for 5 mins and then blocked with 1% BSA/10% normal goat serum/0.3M glycine in 0.1%PBS-Tween for 1h. The cells were then incubated overnight at +4°C with Anti-CHOP antibody [9C8] ab11419 at 5μg/ml and Anti-beta Tubulin antibody - Loading Control ab6046, Rabbit polyclonal to beta Tubulin - Loading Control, at 1/1000 dilution. Cells were then incubated with Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) preadsorbed ab150117, Goat Anti-Mouse IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 488) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in green) and Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) preadsorbed ab150084, Goat polyclonal Secondary Antibody to Rabbit IgG - H&L (Alexa Fluor® 594) at 1/1000 dilution (shown in pseudocolor red). Nuclear DNA was labeled with DAPI (shown in blue).

    Image was taken with a confocal microscope (Leica-Microsystems, TCS SP8).

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