- Home
- Signaling Pathways
- Microbiology & Virology
- Antibiotic
- Ascomycin(FK 520)
- Home
- Lab Reagents
- Antibiotics
- Ascomycin(FK 520)
Ascomycin(FK 520)
Ascomycin (FK 520, FR900520) is a novel neutral macrolide immunosuppressant, isolated from the cultured broth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. yakushimaensis No. 7238.
In vitro: Ascomycin (FK 520, FR900520) suppressed lymphocyte reaction in a dose dependent fashion. Ascomycin was non-toxic at concentrations less than 3,200 nM, at which the percent inhibition was 18.9%. Ascomycin showed antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus IFO 5840. Ascomycin had no inhibitory effect on bacteria or yeast at 100 μg/ml [1].
In vivo: Ascomycin was dose-dependently effective and clearly prolonged skin allograft survival at 3.2 mg/kg or more, though all skin allografts were rejected within 7 days in rats treated intramuscularly with olive oil. Ascomycin, dissolved in olive oil, showed no adverse effect when administered intraperitoneally to ddY mice (male, 8 weeks old) at 100 mg/kg [1].
Clinical trial: Ascomycin macrolactam derivative, Pimecrolimus, had been tested in both adults and pediatric patients with Atopic Dermatitis in two seperate clinical trials.
Reference:
[1] Hatanaka H, Kino T, Miyata S, Inamura N, Kuroda A, Goto T, Tanaka H, Okuhara M. FR-900520 and FR-900523, novel immunosuppressants isolated from a Streptomyces. II. Fermentation, isolation and physico-chemical and biological characteristics. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1988;41(11):1592-601.
Physical Appearance | A solid |
Storage | Store at -20°C |
M.Wt | 792.01 |
Cas No. | 104987-12-4 |
Formula | C43H69NO12 |
Synonyms | Immunomycin;FK 520;FR 900520;FR-900520;FR900520;FK-520;FK520 |
Solubility | ≥38.9 mg/mL in DMSO; insoluble in H2O; ≥98.6 mg/mL in EtOH |
SDF | Download SDF |
Canonical SMILES | O[C@@]([C@H](C)C1)(C(C(N2[C@H](C(O[C@H](/C(C)=C/[C@H](CC[C@H]3O)C[C@H]3OC)[C@H](C)[C@H](C4)O)=O)CCCC2)=O)=O)O[C@H]([C@H](C[C@@H](C)C/C(C)=C\[C@@H](CC)C4=O)OC)[C@H]1OC |
Shipping Condition | Small Molecules with Blue Ice, Modified Nucleotides with Dry Ice. |
General tips | We do not recommend long-term storage for the solution, please use it up soon. |
Cell experiment [1]: | |
Cell lines |
Aspergillus fumigatus IFO 5840 |
Preparation method |
The solubility of this compound in DMSO is ≥ 38.9 mg/mL. General tips for obtaining a higher concentration: Please warm the tube at 37℃ for 10 minutes and/or shake it in the ultrasonic bath for a while. Stock solution can be stored below -20℃ for several months. |
Reacting condition |
100 μg/ml |
Applications |
Ascomycin (FK 520) showed antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus IFO 5840. When Ascomycin (FK 520) concentration is 100 μg / ml, it has no inhibitory effect on bacteria or yeast. |
Animal experiment [1]: | |
Animal models |
ddY mice |
Dosage form |
100 mg/kg,(i.p.) |
Application |
FR-900520 and FR-900523 were dissolved in olive oil by intraperitoneal injection at a concentration of 100 mg / kg into ddY mice (male, 8 weeks), and the mice had no adverse reactions. |
Other notes |
Please test the solubility of all compounds indoor, and the actual solubility may slightly differ with the theoretical value. This is caused by an experimental system error and it is normal. |
References: [1]. Hatanaka H, Kino T, Miyata S, Inamura N, Kuroda A, Goto T, Tanaka H, Okuhara M. FR-900520 and FR-900523, novel immunosuppressants isolated from a Streptomyces. II. Fermentation, isolation and physico-chemical and biological characteristics. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1988 Nov;41(11):1592-601. PubMed PMID:2461926. |
Description | Ascomycin is a macrolide immunosuppressant antibiotic. | |||||
Targets | peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase | PfFKBP35 | ||||
IC50 | 0.52 μM |
Quality Control & MSDS
- View current batch: