阿卡波糖

Cas No.: 56180-94-0

Molecular Formula:C25H43NO18

Synonyms: Glucobay; Precose; Prandase; C25H43NO18; 4,6-dideoxy-4-{[(1S,4R,5S,6S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]amino}-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucopyranose; Precose (TN);

Acarbose is a white to off-white crystalline powder. It is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in PRECOSE Or Glucobay. It has been made into tablets or capsules to treat diabetes and Mellitus type 2 prediabetes. Studies have shown that acarbose is effective and very safe against type 2 diabetes within Asians.

Acarbose is a pseudotetrasaccharide and inhibitor of alpha-glucosidase and pancreatic alpha-amylase with antihyperglycemic activity. It inhibits alpha-glucosidase, which is an enteric enzyme found in the brush border of the small intestines that hydrolyzes oligosaccharides and disaccharides into glucose and other monosaccharides.