Acarbose

• Catalog No.: Acarbose
• CAS Number: 56180-94-0
• M. F.: C25H43NO18
• M. W.: 645.60482

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-{[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-{[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-{[(1S,4R,5S,6S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-yl]amino}oxan-2-yl]oxy}-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4-triol
• IUPAC Traditional name: acarbose
• Brand Name: Precose

DATABASE IDS

• Medline Plus: a696015
• CAS Number: 56180-94-0
• PubChem CID: 444254
• Chemspider ID: 392239
• KEGG ID: D00216
• DrugBank ID: DB00284
• Unique Ingredient Identifier: T58MSI464G
• CHEMBL: 1566
• Wikipedia Title: Acarbose
• ATC CODE: A10BF01

PROPERTIES

• Admin Routes: Oral
• Bioavailability: Extremely low
• Excretion: Renal (less than 2%)
• Half Life: 2 hours
• Legal Status: POM (UK)
• Legal Status: Rx-only (US)
• US Licence: Precose
• Metabolism: Gastrointestinal tract
• Pregnancy Category: B (US)
• Pregnancy Category: B3 (Australia)