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N8028

Sigma-Aldrich

Nikkomycin Z from Streptomyces tendae

≥90% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Neopolyoxin C, Nikkomycin Z

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H25N5O10
CAS Number:
59456-70-1
Molecular Weight:
495.44
MDL number:
MFCD00869648
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
PubChem Substance ID:
24897849
NACRES:
NA.85

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥90% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

H2O: soluble 5 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

Mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes
enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C[C@@H]([C@H](N)C(=O)N[C@H]([C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)N2C=CC(=O)NC2=O)C(O)=O)[C@H](O)c3ccc(O)cn3

InChI

1S/C20H25N5O10/c1-7(13(28)9-3-2-8(26)6-22-9)11(21)17(31)24-12(19(32)33)16-14(29)15(30)18(35-16)25-5-4-10(27)23-20(25)34/h2-7,11-16,18,26,28-30H,21H2,1H3,(H,24,31)(H,32,33)(H,23,27,34)/t7-,11-,12+,13-,14-,15+,16+,18+/m0/s1

InChI key

WWJFFVUVFNBJTN-JKEIIPFCSA-N

General description

Chemical structure: peptidyl nucleoside

Application

Nikkomycin Z is used as a selective competitive inhibitor of chitin synthetase 3 in studies on fungal cell wall development. It is a potential treatment for human Encephalitozoon hellem, a microsporidian species and is used to study the changes of chitin and β--glucan under Nikkomycin Z exposure.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nikkomycin Z inhibits chitin synthase from converting UDP-GlcNAc into cell wall chitin due to its structural resemblance to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.Keep in a dry place.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Journal of bacteriology, 179(2), 463-469 (1997-01-01)
The GGP1/GAS1 gene codes for a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored plasma membrane glycoprotein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ggp1delta mutant shows morphogenetic defects which suggest changes in the cell wall matrix. In this work, we have investigated cell wall glucan levels and the increase
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Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 13(2), 222-236 (2012-04-20)
Increased risk of fungal diseases in immunocompromised patients, emerging fungal pathogens, limited repertoire of antifungal drugs and resistance development against the drugs demands for development of new and effective antifungal agents. With greater knowledge of fungal metabolism efforts are being
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An N-acetyl-D-[14C]glucosamine radiolabel incorporation assay has been used to monitor chitin biosynthesis in whole cells of Candida albicans both in vitro and in vivo in two different mouse infection models, one using the peritoneal cavity as a chamber in which
Lipeng Zhai et al.
Metabolic engineering, 14(4), 388-393 (2012-04-03)
Polyoxins and nikkomycins are potent antifungal peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics, which inhibit fungal cell wall biosynthesis. They consist of a nucleoside core and one or two independent peptidyl moieties attached to the core at different sites. Making mutations and introducing heterologous
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