Monosaccharides

2-Deoxy-D-glucose is a glucose analog that acts as a competitive inhibitor of glucose metabolism, inhibiting glycolysis via its actions on hexokinase.

SBE-β-CD is a sulfobutylether β-cyclodextrin derivative used as an excipient or a formulating agent to increase the solubility of poorly soluble agents.

Etoposide (VP-16; VP-16-213) is an anti-cancer chemotherapy agent. Etoposide inhibits topoisomerase II, thus stopping DNA replication. Etoposide induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and autophagy.

Methyl-β-cyclodextrin (Methyl-beta-cyclodextrin) is a cyclic heptasaccharide used to deliver hydrophobic agents based on its property of solubilizing non-polar substances. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin is also extensively used as a cholesterol-depleting reagent. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin strongly reduces clathrin-dependent endocytosis. Methyl-β-cyclodextrin blocks cell migrasome formation.

D-Galactose is a natural aldohexose and C-4 epimer of glucose.

2-NBDG is a fluorescently-labeled deoxyglucose analog that is used primarily to directly monitor glucose uptake by living cells and tissues. It is also used as a topical contrast reagent for the detection of neoplasia. 2-NBDG can be used in real-time confocal, high-resolution, or wide-field fluorescence microscopy as well as in flow cytometry. The probe can be excited by the Argon laser at 488 nm to give the environment-sensitive fluorescence. It has lower photostability than the rhodamine-based fluorescent probes.

α-Galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) is a synthetic glycolipid with antitumorial and immunostimulatory. α-Galactosylceramide is a very potent NKT cell agonist and binds effectively to CD1d. The complex of α-Galactosylceramide plus CD1d binds the NKT cell TCR (T cell antigen receptor).

Stachyose, a kind of oligosaccharides, act as a hypoglycemic agent.

HP-β-CD ((2-Hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin) is a widely used drug delivery vehicle to improve the stability and bioavailability.

IPTG is a molecular mimic of allolactose, a lactose metabolite that triggers transcription of the lac operon, and it is therefore used to induce protein expression where the gene is under the control of the lac operator.

D-Glucose is the naturally occurring form of glucose and the most abundant monosaccharide. D-Glucose is a critical components of the general metabolism, and serve as critical signaling molecules in relation to both cellular metabolic status and biotic or abiotic stress response.

Dapagliflozin (BMS-512148), a new type of agent used to treat diabetes mellitus (DM), is a competitive sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, which results in excretion of glucose into the urine. Dapagliflozin induces HIF1 expression and attenuates renal IR injury.

Kifunensine, a potent and selective inhibitor of class I α-mannosidases isolated from Actinomycete, prevents α-mannosidases I from trimming mannose residues on glycoproteins. Kifunensine inhibits ERAD.

D-Mannitol (Mannitol) is an oral, resistant sugar widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries to promote the absorption and retention of calcium and magnesium through cecal fermentation, while acting as a osmotic diuretic to reduce tissue edema. D-Mannitol can enhance brown fat formation, improve insulin effect, reduce blood sugar levels, And through the start the β₃-adrenergic receptor (β₃-AR), PGC1α and PKA induced by means of white fat cells into brown fat cells. D-Mannitol is commonly used to maintain osmotic pressure between the plant cytoplasm and the culture medium and protect cells when the cell wall is weakened or even removed.

Benzyl-α-GalNAc is a potent O-glycosylation inhibitor. Benzyl-α-GalNAc effectively inhibits the proliferation and activation of LX-2 cells and suppresses the expression of collagen I/III, which has good potential for investigation in liver fibrosis. Benzyl-α-GalNAc also significantly enhances the anti-tumour activity of 5-Fluorouracil (HY-90006) (e.g. pancreatic cancer) by inhibiting O-glycosylation.

Ac4ManNAz is an azido-containing metabolic glycoprotein labeling reagent. Ac4ManNAz can be used to selectively modify proteins. Ac4ManNAz can be used in cell labeling, tracking and proteomic analysis. Ac4ManNAz is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

n-Octyl-β-d-glucopyranoside is a non-ionic detergent, it can be widely used in the research of biotechnical, biochemical applications, solubilization and crystallization of membrane proteins. n-Octyl-β-d-glucopyranoside can completely inhibit cavitation-induced cell lysis in vitro.

i-Inositol (myo-Inositol) is a compound of sugar alcohols. i-Inositol is involved in a series of biological processes such as insulin signal transduction and cytoskeletal transduction. i-Inositol mainly exists in glial cells and plays an osmotic role.

D-Mannose is a C-2 superpolymer of glucose that occurs naturally in many plants and fruits. D-Mannose has anti-inflammatory and antitumor activity. D-Mannose plays an important role in immune regulation.

4-Nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide, an artificial substrate of N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminidase (NAGase), can be used in rapid and accurate rate assay for N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminidase. 4-Nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide is highly soluble and stable. 4-Nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide can be used for the study of renal tubular injury.