| Bioactivity | Emiglitate (BAY o 1248) is a potent, selective and competitive inhibitor of α-glucoside hydrolase. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Emiglitate greatly suppresses the glucose-stimulated insulin release in parallel with an inhibitory effect on the activities of acid glucan-1,4-α-glucosidase and acid α-glucosidase. In contrast, the activities of acid phosphatase and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase tend to increase in the presence of the α-glucoside hydrolase inhibitor. The CO-induced amplification of the glucose-stimulated insulin release as well as of the increased activities of the acid α-glucoside hydrolases are abrogated by emiglitate and displayed the same levels as in the absence of CO. The CO-induced rise in the activities of acid phosphatase and acid N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase is not appreciably affected by emiglitate[1]. | ||||||||||||
| In Vivo | In fasted rats, emiglitate inducec a significant, dose-dependent increase of hepatic glycogen concentrations. The increase in hepatic glycogen is due to lysosomal storage of glycogen only. Emiglitate in the amount of 5 mg/kg b.wt. does not induce significant changes either of glycogen concentrations or at the EM-level[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Emiglitate | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 80879-63-6 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C17H25NO7 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 355.38 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Mosén H, et al. Nitric oxide inhibits, and carbon monoxide activates, islet acid alpha-glucoside hydrolase activitiesin parallel with glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. J Endocrinol. 2006 Sep;190(3):681-93. [2]. Lembcke B, et al. Lysosomal storage of glycogen as a sequel of alpha-glucosidase inhibition by the absorbed deoxynojirimycin derivative emiglitate (BAYo1248). A drug-induced pattern of hepatic glycogen storage mimicking Pompe's disease (glycogenosis type |