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Ascomycin

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Ascomycin Basic information

Product Name:
Ascomycin
Synonyms:
  • ASCOMYCIN, STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS
  • ASCOMYCIN, STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS VAR ASCOMYCETICUS
  • FR-900520
  • FK-520
  • IMMUNOMYCIN
  • AAG
  • ASCOMYCIN (IMMUNOMYCIN, FR-900520) \ INH IBITS CALCINEURIN (PP2B)
  • (3S,4R,5S,8R,9E,12S,14S,15R,16S,18R,19R,26aS)-8-Ethyl-5,6,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,24,25,26,26a-hexadecahydro-5,19-dihydroxy-3-[(1E)-2-[(1R,3R,4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl]-1-methylethenyl]-14,16-dimethoxy-4,10,12,18-tetramethyl-15,19-epoxy-3H-pyrido[2,1-c][1,4]oxaazacyclotricosine-1,7,20,21(4H,23H)-tetrone
CAS:
11011-38-4
MF:
C43H69NO12
MW:
792.01
EINECS:
658-052-0
Product Categories:
  • API
  • Immunosuppressant
Mol File:
11011-38-4.mol
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Ascomycin Chemical Properties

Melting point:
158 - 161°C
storage temp. 
-20°C
solubility 
Soluble in DMSO (up to 50 mg/ml), or in Ethanol (up to 50 mg/ml with warming).
form 
White crystalline solid
color 
White
biological source
goat
Stability:
Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol may be stored at -20° for up to 3 months.
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Safety Information

RTECS 
CI7570000
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Ascomycin Usage And Synthesis

Description

Ascomycin (11011-38-4) is an analog of FK-506 (Cat.# 10-1103). Potent immunosuppressant1. Binds to FKBP122 and inhibits calcineurin and NFAT. Ascomycin displays anti-inflammatory effects in skin diseases3. Cell permeable and active in vivo.

Chemical Properties

White powder, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, DMSO, etc., derived from biological fermentation.

Uses

A potent immunosuppressive agent and could be used as a potential therapeutic agent for autoimmune diseases.

General Description

An ethyl analog of FK506 with similar immunosuppressant properties. Acts by binding to immunophilins. Inhibits the synthesis of Th-1 and Th-2 type cytokines in target cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Product does not compete with ATP.

Enzyme inhibitor

This antifungal antibiotic (FW = 792.02 g/mol; CAS 104987-12-4; Solubility: 50 mM in DMSO), also known as FK520, isolated from Streptomyces hygroscopicus, is also a powerful immunosuppressant. Note that ascomycin is a structural analogue of tacrolimus (or FK506) and, as such, operates by a similar mechanism of action (See Tacrolimus). Ascomycin inhibits allogenic T-lymphocyte proliferation and calcineurin phosphatase activity.

References

[1] H HATANAKA. FR-900520 and FR-900523, novel immunosuppressants isolated from a Streptomyces. II. Fermentation, isolation and physico-chemical and biological characteristics.[J]. Journal of Antibiotics, 1988, 41 11: 1592-1601. DOI:10.7164/antibiotics.41.1592
[2] A. M. PETROS. NMR studies of an FK-506 analog [U-13C]ascomycin, bound to FKBP: conformation and regions of ascomycin involved in binding[J]. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1991, 34 9: 2925-2928. DOI:10.1021/jm00113a037
[3] KARL W. MOLLISON. A Macrolactam Inhibitor of T Helper Type 1 and T Helper Type 2 Cytokine Biosynthesis for Topical Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases1[J]. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1999, 112 5: Pages 729-738. DOI:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00567.x

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