Nanchangmycin (Standard)
Nanchangmycin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Nanchangmycin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Nanchangmycin, a polyether antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nanchangensis NS3226, inhibits gram-positive bacteria[1]. Nanchangmycin is a broad spectrum antiviral active against Zika virus[2].
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 65101-87-3
- Formula: C47H77NaO14
- Molecular Weight:889.10
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
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Biological Activity
Description
IC50 & Target
Cellular Effect
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Cell Line
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Type | Value | Description | References |
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| JEG-3 | CC50 |
6.1 μM
Compound: 1
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Cytotoxicity against human JEG3 cells incubated for 36 hrs by resazurin-dye based Alamar blue assay
Cytotoxicity against human JEG3 cells incubated for 36 hrs by resazurin-dye based Alamar blue assay
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[PMID: 31549836] |
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 65101-87-3
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Molecular Weight 889.10
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Formula C47H77NaO14
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SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@@]2(O[C@]([C@@]3([H])O[C@](O)([C@H](C)C[C@@H]3C)CO)([H])C[C@@H]2C)O[C@]([C@]4(O[C@]5(O[C@]([C@H](C)[C@@H](O)C5)([H])[C@@H](C)/C=C(C)/C([C@H](C)C[C@H](C)C(O[Na])=O)=O)CC4)C)([H])C[C@@H]1O[C@@]6([H])O[C@@H]([C@@H](OC)CC6)C
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Synonyms
Nanchangmycin A (Standard)
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Research Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Infectious-disease experiments test how pathogens interact with host barriers, innate immune receptors, inflammatory signaling, pathogen replication, and tissue injury; pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, RIG-I-like receptors, NOD-like receptors, and inflammasomes detect microbial molecules and activate NF-κB, interferon, and cytokine responses. The central hypothesis is that infection severity reflects the balance between pathogen burden and host response: protective inflammation restricts pathogen growth, whereas excessive or mislocalized inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease phenotype. Unresolved questions include which host pathways are protective versus pathogenic, why some infection models fail to translate to human disease, and which combined readouts best predict clinically relevant infection outcomes.
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Gram Staining of Tissue Sections
Gram staining of tissue sections is a histochemical technique used to differentiate Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria within histological specimens based on differences in bacterial cell wall structure and dye retention, adapted from classical bacteriological Gram staining into tissue-compatible “histological Gram stain” variants. In tissue applications, modifications of the Brown-Hopps and Brown-Brenn methods are commonly used to improve differentiation of microorganisms embedded within host connective tissue and to reduce overstaining or loss of Gram-negative signal, which are known limitations of earlier approaches. The principle relies on crystal violet-iodine complex retention in Gram-positive organisms and subsequent decolorization and counterstaining steps that allow contrast visualization of Gram-negative organisms against tissue background.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Liu T et al. Mechanism of thioesterase-catalyzed chain release in the biosynthesis of the polyether antibiotic nanchangmycin. Chem Biol. 2008 May;15(5):449-58. [Content Brief]
[2]. Rausch K, et al. Screening Bioactives Reveals Nanchangmycin as a Broad Spectrum Antiviral Active against Zika Virus. Cell Rep. 2017 Jan 17;18(3):804-815. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)