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A4142

Azaserine

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

O-Diazoacetyl-L-serine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H7N3O4
CAS Number:
115-02-6
Molecular Weight:
173.13
Beilstein:
1726602
EC Number:
204-061-6
MDL number:
MFCD00036802
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24890830
NACRES:
NA.26

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Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

off-white to yellow-green

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

Mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

N[C@@H](COC(=O)C=[N+]=[N-])C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H7N3O4/c6-3(5(10)11)2-12-4(9)1-8-7/h1,3H,2,6H2,(H,10,11)/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

MZZGOOYMKKIOOX-VKHMYHEASA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: amino acid derivatives

Application

Used in cell culture for the selection of HGPRT revertants.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Azaserine is an antibiotic and antifungal; it may also act as a tumor inducer. It is a structural analog of glutamine and competes with glutamine in binding to enzymes involved in purine biosynthesis. Azaserine inhibits purine biosynthesis by covalently reacting with cysteine residues in the enzyme active sites, such as in formylglycinamide ribonucleotide amidotransferase and PRPP amidotransferase. Azaserine can induce DNA damage via the formation of carboxymethylated bases and O6-methylguanine. Secretion of exo-1,3-β-glucanase and germ-tube formation of Candida albicans were inhibited by azaserine.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H351

Precautionary Statements

P201 - P301 + P310 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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MKCP5841
MKCN4719
MKCL7437
MKCJ3277
MKCH7714

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Timea Beleznai et al.
Vascular pharmacology, 56(3-4), 115-121 (2011-12-14)
We hypothesized that under high glucose conditions, activation of the hexosamine pathway leads to impaired nitric oxide (NO)-dependent arteriolar dilation. Skeletal muscle arterioles (diameter: ~160μm) isolated from male Wistar rats were exposed to normal glucose (NG, 5.5mmol/L) or high glucose
S P Ram et al.
Journal of general microbiology, 130(5), 1227-1236 (1984-05-01)
Exo-(1----3)-beta-glucanase, beta-glucosidase, autolysin and trehalase were assayed in situ in Candida albicans during yeast growth, starvation and germ-tube formation. Cell viability, germ-tube formation, intracellular glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and beta-glucosidase were unaffected in cells incubated in 0.1 M-HC1 for 15 min at
Kornberg, A., and Baker, T.
DNA Replication, 57-60 (1992)
Tusty-Jiuan Hsieh et al.
The Journal of endocrinology, 183(3), 535-550 (2004-12-14)
We reported previously that insulin inhibits the stimulatory effect of high glucose on the expression of angiotensinogen (ANG) gene in both rat immortalized renal proximal tubular cells (IRPTCs) and non-diabetic rat renal proximal tubular cells (RPTCs), but has no effect
Angana Gupta Rajapakse et al.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 296(3), H815-H822 (2009-01-13)
Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP) accounts for some cardiovascular adverse effects of hyperglycemia. We investigated whether the HBP inhibitor azaserine protects against hyperglycemia-induced endothelial damage dependently of HBP. Human endothelial cells isolated from umbilical veins were exposed either to a high
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