FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: acarbose
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General Information
Name
acarbose
FlyBase ID
FBch0001730
ChEBI Name
acarbose
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:2376
PubChem Name
(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
PubChem ID
CID:41774
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of acarbose
acarbose
InChIKey

XUFXOAAUWZOOIT-UGEKTDRHSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A tetrasaccharide derivative consisting of a dideoxy-4-{[4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-2-en-1-yl C7 cyclitol moiety [called valienol (or valienamine)] linked via nitrogen to isomaltotriose.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
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Synonyms and Secondary IDs (21)
Synonyms
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
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
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
(PubChem, 2019-)
56180-94-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
Acarbosum
(PubChem, 2019-)
BAY-g 5421
(PubChem, 2019-)
Bay g 5421
(PubChem, 2019-)
CHEBI:2376
(PubChem, 2019-)
Glucobay
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Prandase
(PubChem, 2019-)
Precose
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:41774
(PubChem, 2019-)
acarbosa
(ChEBI, 2019-)
acarbose
(Cong et al., 2025, Lüersen et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Hirabayashi et al., 2013)
acarbosum
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
bay g 5421
(PubChem, 2019-)
bay-g 5421
(PubChem, 2019-)
chebi:2376
(PubChem, 2019-)
glucobay
(PubChem, 2019-)
prandase
(PubChem, 2019-)
precose
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:41774
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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