| Description | L-Alanosine inhibits adenylosuccinate synthetase. L-Alanosine is an antibiotic from Streptomyces alanosinicus with antineoplastic activity. L-Alanosine blocks the common de novo purine biosynthesis pathway and, thereby, inhibit tumor cells with MTAP deficiency. |
| Synonyms | NSC-153353, 丙氨菌素 |
| molecular weight | 149.11 |
| Molecular formula | C3H7N3O4 |
| CAS | 5854-93-3 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | H2O: 15 mg/mL (100.60 mM), when pH is adjusted to 8 with NaOH. Sonication is recommended. |
| References | 1. Efferth T, et al. Identification of gene expression profiles predicting tumor cell response to L-alanosine. Biochem Pharmacol. 2003 Aug 15;66(4):613-21. 2. Chitnis MP, et al. Antitumor effect of L-alanosine (NSC 153553) on sensitive and resistant sublines of murine leukemias. Tumori. 1984 Aug 31;70(4):317-20. 3. Tyagi AK, et al. Identification of the antimetabolite of L-alanosine, L-alanosyl-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxylic acid ribonucleotide, in tumors and assessment of its inhibition of adenylosuccinate synthetase. Cancer Res. 1980 Dec;40(12):4390-7. |