Pterosin A

• UNSPSC Description:

  Pterosin A is an orally active anti-diabetic agent. Pterosin A promotes glucose uptake, increases serum insulin, and improves hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance in diabetic mice. Pterosin A can be isolated from Pteridium aquilinum[1][2].

• Target Antigen:

  Others

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Applications:

  Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

• Field of Research:

  Metabolic Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/pterosin-a.html

• Purity:

  94.07

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  O=C1C(C(C[C@](C)1CO)=CC(C)=C2CCO)=C2C

• Molecular Weight:

  248.32

• References & Citations:

  [1]Hsu FL, et al. Antidiabetic effects of pterosin A, a small-molecular-weight natural product, on diabetic mouse models. Diabetes. 2013 Feb;62(2):628-38.|[2]Chen CY, et al. Chemical constituents analysis and antidiabetic activity validation of four fern species from Taiwan. Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Jan 22;16(2):2497-516.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  4°C (Powder, protect from light)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  35910-16-8