FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: miglustat
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General Information
Name
miglustat
FlyBase ID
FBch0003202
ChEBI Name
miglustat
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:50381
PubChem Name
Miglustat
PubChem ID
CID:51634
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of miglustat
miglustat
InChIKey

UQRORFVVSGFNRO-UTINFBMNSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A hydroxypiperidine that is deoxynojirimycin in which the amino hydrogen is replaced by a butyl group. ChEBI: Miglustat is a hydroxypiperidine that is deoxynojirimycin in which the amino hydrogen is replaced by a butyl group. It has a role as an EC 2.4.1.80 (ceramide glucosyltransferase) inhibitor and an anti-HIV agent. It is a member of piperidines and a tertiary amino compound. It is functionally related to a duvoglustat.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (16)
Synonyms
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
72599-27-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
BuDNJ
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Butyldeoxynojirimycin
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Miglustat
(PubChem, 2019-)
N-(n-Butyl)deoxynojirimycin
(ChEBI, 2019-)
N-Butyldeoxynojirimycin
(PubChem, 2019-)
N-Butylmoranoline
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
N-butyl-1-deoxynojirimycin
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
NB-DNJ
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:51634
(PubChem, 2019-)
SC-48334
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Zavesca
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
miglustat
(Vantaggiato et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
miglustatum
(ChEBI, 2019-)
n-Butyl deoxynojirimycin
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)