Proteins can be modified post-translationally by the addition of
O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (
O-GlcNAc). Nuclear cytoplasmic
O-GlcNAcase and acetyltransferase (NCOAT) is a β-N-acetylglucosaminidase that removes GlcNAc from
O-glycosylated proteins. PUGNAc is a (phenylcarbamoyl)oxime analog of GlcNAc that reversibly inhibits NCOAT (K
i = 40-110 nM).
1,2 It also less potently inhibits other hexosaminidases and exochitinases.
2,3,4 (Z)-PUGNAc is a stereoisomer of PUGNAc that is a more potent inhibitor of NCOAT than the (E) isomer, both
in vitro and in cells.
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