Tunicamycin V (Tunicamycin A) is a nucleoside naturally occurring compound that can inhibit bacterial phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide transferase (MraY) with IC50 of 0.35 μM. Tunicamycin V has antimicrobial activity.

Physicochemical Properties

Molecular Formula	C39H64N4O16
Molecular Weight	844.94
Exact Mass	830.416
Elemental Analysis	C, 54.93; H, 7.52; N, 6.74; O, 30.81
CAS #	66054-36-2
PubChem CID	11104835
Appearance	White to off-white solid powder
Source	Streptomyces xinghaiensis
LogP	0.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	11
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	16
Rotatable Bond Count	20
Heavy Atom Count	58
Complexity	1420
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	15
SMILES	O1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H]1C[C@H]([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@H](N2C=CC(NC2=O)=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)NC(/C=C/CCCCCCCCCC(C)C)=O)O[C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O1)O)O)NC(C)=O
InChi Key	MEYZYGMYMLNUHJ-DIRMKAHISA-N
InChi Code	InChI=1S/C38H62N4O16/c1-19(2)13-11-9-7-5-4-6-8-10-12-14-24(46)40-27-31(51)28(48)22(55-37(27)58-36-26(39-20(3)44)30(50)29(49)23(18-43)56-36)17-21(45)34-32(52)33(53)35(57-34)42-16-15-25(47)41-38(42)54/h12,14-16,19,21-23,26-37,43,45,48-53H,4-11,13,17-18H2,1-3H3,(H,39,44)(H,40,46)(H,41,47,54)/b14-12+/t21-,22-,23-,26-,27-,28+,29-,30-,31-,32+,33-,34-,35-,36-,37+/m1/s1
Chemical Name	(E)-N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-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]-13-methyltetradec-2-enamide
Synonyms	tunicamycin V; tunicamycin A; Tunicamycin B2; (+)-Tunicamycin V; 66054-36-2; 17RV2Q5O9O; CHEMBL4534172; (2E)-N-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-{[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy}-6-{(2R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl}-4,5-dihydroxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl]-13-methyltetradec-2-enamide;
HS Tariff Code	2934.99.9001
Storage	Powder-20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month
Shipping Condition	Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs)

Biological Activity

Targets	Phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide transferase (MraY) (IC50 = 0.35 μM)[1]
ln Vitro	In 1971, Streptomyces lysosuperficus fermentation broths yielded nucleoside natural compounds known as tunitoxinamycins. These chemicals have a range of biological actions, including antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and anticancer effects. The enzyme polyprenol phosphate translocase, which is in charge of the initial N-acetylglucosamination of the N-linked glycopeptide in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), is severely inhibited by tunitamycins when it comes to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc)[2].
Cell Assay	Elucidating a structure-activity relationship study by evaluating a series of truncated analogues is a simple but important and effective tactic in medicinal chemistry based on natural products with a large and complex chemical structure. In this study, a series of truncated analogues of tunicamycin V were designed and synthesized and their MraY inhibitory activity was investigated in order to gain insight into the effect of these moieties on MraY inhibition[1].
References	[1]. Structural requirement of tunicamycin V for MraY inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem. 2019 Apr 15;27(8):1714-1719. [2]. Total Synthesis of Tunicamycin V. Org Lett. 2018 Jan 5;20(1):256-259.
Additional Infomation	Tunicamycin B2 is a nucleoside that is one of the homologues in the mixture that is tunicamycin, characterised by a 13-methyltetradec-2-enoyl fatty acyl substituent on the amino group of the tunicamine moiety. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent.

Solubility Data

Solubility (In Vitro)

May dissolve in DMSO (in most cases), if not, try other solvents such as H2O, Ethanol, or DMF with a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples

Solubility (In Vivo)

Note: Listed below are some common formulations that may be used to formulate products with low water solubility (e.g. < 1 mg/mL), you may test these formulations using a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples. Injection Formulations (e.g. IP/IV/IM/SC) Injection Formulation 1: DMSO : Tween 80： Saline = 10 : 5 : 85 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO stock solution → 50 μL Tween 80 → 850 μL Saline) *Preparation of saline: Dissolve 0.9 g of sodium chloride in 100 mL ddH ₂ O to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 2: DMSO : PEG300 ：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 3: DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL Corn oil) Example: Take the Injection Formulation 3 (DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90) as an example, if 1 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can take 100 μL 25 mg/mL DMSO stock solution and add to 900 μL corn oil, mix well to obtain a clear or suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Injection Formulation 4: DMSO : 20% SBE-β-CD in saline = 10 : 90 [i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL (20% SBE-β-CD in saline)] *Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C，1 week): Dissolve 2 g SBE-β-CD in 10 mL saline to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 5: 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin : Saline = 50 : 50 (i.e. 500 μL 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin → 500 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 6: DMSO : PEG300 : castor oil : Saline = 5 : 10 : 20 : 65 (i.e. 50 μL DMSO → 100 μLPEG300 → 200 μL castor oil → 650 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 7: Ethanol : Cremophor : Saline = 10： 10 : 80 (i.e. 100 μL Ethanol → 100 μL Cremophor → 800 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 8: Dissolve in Cremophor/Ethanol (50 : 50), then diluted by Saline Injection Formulation 9: EtOH : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 900 μL Corn oil) Injection Formulation 10: EtOH : PEG300：Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Oral Formulations Oral Formulation 1: Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na (carboxymethylcellulose sodium) Oral Formulation 2: Suspend in 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Example: Take the Oral Formulation 1 (Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na) as an example, if 100 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can first prepare 0.5% CMC Na solution by measuring 0.5 g CMC Na and dissolve it in 100 mL ddH2O to obtain a clear solution; then add 250 mg of the product to 100 mL 0.5% CMC Na solution, to make the suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Oral Formulation 3: Dissolved in PEG400 Oral Formulation 4: Suspend in 0.2% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 5: Dissolve in 0.25% Tween 80 and 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 6: Mixing with food powders Note: Please be aware that the above formulations are for reference only. InvivoChem strongly recommends customers to read literature methods/protocols carefully before determining which formulation you should use for in vivo studies, as different compounds have different solubility properties and have to be formulated differently.  (Please use freshly prepared in vivo formulations for optimal results.)

Preparing Stock Solutions		1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
	1 mM	1.1835 mL	5.9176 mL	11.8352 mL
	5 mM	0.2367 mL	1.1835 mL	2.3670 mL
	10 mM	0.1184 mL	0.5918 mL	1.1835 mL

*Note: Please select an appropriate solvent for the preparation of stock solution based on your experiment needs. For most products, DMSO can be used for preparing stock solutions (e.g. 5 mM, 10 mM, or 20 mM concentration); some products with high aqueous solubility may be dissolved in water directly. Solubility information is available at the above Solubility Data section. Once the stock solution is prepared, aliquot it to routine usage volumes and store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze and thaw cycles.