8-Br-GTP
8-Br-GTP, a GTP analog, is a competitive FtsZ polymerization and GTPase activity (Ki of 31.8 μM) inhibitor. 8-Br-GTP can be used for nucleic acid modification.
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- CAS No.: 23197-98-0
- Formula: C10H15BrN5O14P3
- Molecular Weight:602.08
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
8-Br-GTP inhibits FtsZ polymerization but does not affect tubulin polymerization.8-Br-GTP has two stable orientations of the base toward the sugar: anti and syn. 8-Br-GTP shows preference for the syn conformation (population ~90%)[1][2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 23197-98-0
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Molecular Weight 602.08
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Formula C10H15BrN5O14P3
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SMILES
O=P(O)(O)OP(OP(OC[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](N2C(Br)=NC3=C2NC(N)=NC3=O)O1)(O)=O)(O)=O
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Synonyms
8-Bromoguanosine-5'-triphosphate
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Shipping
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Tilman Läppchen, et al. GTP analogue inhibits polymerization and GTPase activity of the bacterial protein FtsZ without affecting its eukaryotic homologue tubulin. Biochemistry. 2005 May 31;44(21):7879-84. [Content Brief]
[2]. Jozef Hritz, et al. Optimization of replica exchange molecular dynamics by fast mimicking. J Chem Phys. 2007 Nov 28;127(20):204104. [Content Brief]
Calculators
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