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Tunicamycin

Tunicamycin structure

CAS No:
11089-65-9
Chemical Name:
Tunicamycin
Synonyms:
Tunicamycin;11118-26-6
Categories:
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients > Antibiotics

Description

White solidChEBI: A mixture of antiviral nucleoside antibiotics produced by Streptomyces lysosuperificus. It contains at least 10 homologues comprising uracil, N-acetylglucosamine, an 11-carbon aminodialdose called tunicamine, and a fatty acilinked to the amino group of the tunicamine. The homologues vary in the composition of the fatty acid moiety.

Tunicamycin Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

816.89

HScode：

29419090

Characteristics

PSA：

311.82000

XLogP3：

2.58

Density：

1.4±0.1 g/cm3

Melting Point：

234-235 °C (decomp)

Flash Point：

87℃

Refractive Index：

1.617

Water Solubility：

Soluble in methanol, ethanol, DMSO, or DMF

Storage Conditions：

2-8°C

Specific rotation：

D20 +52° (c = 0.5 in pyridine)

Safety Information

Packing level：

Hazard category：

6.1(a)

Transport codes：

UN 3462 6.1/PG 2

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

safety instructions：

28-37/39-45

RTECS Number：

YO7980200

Marks：

T+,T

Precautionary statement(s)：

P264-P301 + P310

Hazard Statements：

H300

Tunicamycin Use and Manufacturing

As a tool in studying glycoproteins in a wide variety of biological systems.