Ascomycin (FK520)

Catalog No.S7411 Batch:S741101

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Technical Data

Formula

C43H69NO12
Molecular Weight 792.01 CAS No. 104987-12-4
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 100 mg/mL (126.26 mM)
Ethanol 100 mg/mL (126.26 mM)
Water Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Ascomycin (FK520, FR 900520, Immunomycin), an FK-506 analog, is a neutral macrolide immunosuppressant, which prevents rejection after an organ transplant. Phase 3.
Targets
calcineurin phosphatase [2]
49 nM
In vitro Ascomycin, isolated from Streptomyces, suppresses immune response in vitro with IC50 of 0.55 nM for mouse mixed lymphocyte. [1] Ascomycin inhibits calcineurin phosphatase with IC50 of 49 nM through formation of an FKBP12-FK520-calcineurin ternary complex. FK520 also accelerate the rate of nerve regeneration, and promotes neurite outgrowth. [2] Ascomycin shows antimalarial effects via inhibition of the chaperone activity of this bifunctional protein. [3]
In vivo Ascomycin (3.2 mg/kg, i.m.) clearly prolongs skin allograft survival in rats. [1] Ascomycin, at 50 or 100 μM, produces anticonvulsant effect against picrotoxin-induced seizures when infused into the rat hippocampus. [4]

Protocol (from reference)

Animal Study:[1]
  • Animal Models

    Recipient WKA rats transplanted with F344 skin allografts.

  • Dosages

    ~32 mg/kg 5 days a week.

  • Administration

    i.m.

Selleck's Ascomycin (FK520) has been cited by 2 publications

Tacrolimus and ascomycin inhibit melanoma cell growth, migration and invasion via targeting nuclear factor of activated T-cell 3 [ Melanoma Res, 2020, 30(4):325-335] PubMed: 32301802
The Establishment and Validation of the Human U937 Cell Line as a Cellular Model to Screen Immunomodulatory Agents Regulating Cytokine Release Induced by Influenza Virus Infection [ Virol Sin, 2019, 34(6):648-661] PubMed: 31286365

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