| Bioactivity | Valienamine is the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor. Valienamine is the key functional component of many natural glycosidase inhibitors including the crop protectant validamycin A and the antidiabetic agent acarbose[1]. |
| Target | alpha-glucosidase |
| Name | Valienamine |
| CAS | 38231-86-6 |
| Formula | C7H13NO4 |
| Molar Mass | 175.18 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Degwert U, et al. Studies on the biosynthesis of the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose: valienamine, a m-C7N unit not derived from the shikimate pathway. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1987;40(6):855-861. [2]. Cui L, et al. A Validamycin Shunt Pathway for Valienamine Synthesis in Engineered Streptomyces hygroscopicus 5008. ACS Synth Biol. 2020;9(2):294-303. |