1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-Arabinitol (DAB) is an inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase, a key enzyme in glycogenolysis. It inhibits glycogenolysis in isolated liver cells (IC50 = 1.0 μM) and in homogenates of cerebral cortex and cerebellum (IC50s = 463 and 383 nM, respectively). DAB is used to inhibit glycogenolysis, in liver and in brain, in various animal models.
1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol hydrochloride has been used as an α-glucosidase (GAA) inhibitor.
1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol is a naturally occurring pyrrolidine alkaloid. It is found in Arachniodes standishii and Angylocalyx boutiqueanus.
Inhibitor of glycogen phosphorylase and α-glucosidases.
