Tunicamycin is a nucleoside antibiotic mixture that inhibits glycoprotein synthesis. Tunicamycin prevents N-glycosylation by inhibiting GlcNAc phosphotransferase and other enzymes, inducing G1 phase cell cycle arrest in vitro. Tunicamycin displays anti-inflammatory activity, inhibiting toll-like receptor (TLR) activation-induced inflammation by decreasing activation of NF-κB, activity of CRE, and expression of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α, and IL-1β in macrophages.
| Cas No. | 11089-65-9 |
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| Purity | ≥98% |
| Formula | C40H66N4O16 |
| Formula Wt. | Avg. 840.0 |
| IUPAC Name | (E)-N-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]-5-methylhex-2-enamide |
| Melting Point | 234-235°C |
| Solubility | Soluble in DMSO and DMF. |
| Appearance | White Solid |
| Store Temp | -20°C |
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| Ship Temp | Ambient |
| MSDS | T8153 MSDS PDF |
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| Info Sheet | T8153 Info Sheet PDF |
Kim SY, Hwang JS, Han IO. Tunicamycin inhibits Toll-like receptor-activated inflammation in RAW264.7 cells by suppression of NF-κB and c-Jun activity via a mechanism that is independent of ER-stress and N-glycosylation. Eur J Pharmacol. 2013 Dec 5;721(1-3):294-300. PMID: 24056124.
Pertusa M, Madrid R, Morenilla-Palao C, et al. N-glycosylation of TRPM8 ion channels modulates temperature sensitivity of cold thermoreceptor neurons. J Biol Chem. 2012 May 25;287(22):18218-29. PMID: 22493431.
