| Bioactivity | Azazerine (CI-337) is a competitive inhibitor of glutamine amidotransferase. Azaserine is an antibiotic, it shows antibacterial activities. Azazerine shows anti-tumor activities and it may also act as a tumor inducer. Azazerine can be used for the research of cancer and infection[1][2][3][4][5]. |
| Invitro | Azaserine (100 μg/mL; 6 h) causes some specific types of morphological changes of the sensitive organisms such as the characteristic elongation of Candida albicans cells[2].Azaserine (0-10 μM) inhibits the growth of E. coli strains with MIC values of 12.11, 51.9, 69.2 and 69.2 μg/mL for UTH 4, UTH 7036, UTH 7048 and UTH 7049[3]. |
| Name | Azaserine |
| CAS | 115-02-6 |
| Formula | C5H7N3O4 |
| Molar Mass | 173.13 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | -20°C, sealed storage, away from moisture *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture) |