Pentostatin
Chemical Name: (8R)-3-(2-Deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-3,4,7,8-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-d][1,3]diazepin-8-ol
Purity: ≥99%
Biological Activity
Pentostatin is an irreversible inhibitor of adenosine deaminase (Ki = 2.5 pM). Anticancer agent.Technical Data
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Background References
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Hypoxia-induced deoxycytidine kinase expression contributes to apoptosis in chronic lung disease.
Weng T, Karmouty-Quintana H, Garcia-Morales L, Molina J, Pedroza M, Bunge R, Bruckner B, Loebe M, Seethamraju H, Blackburn M
FASEB J, 2013;27(5):2013-26. -
Crosstalk between the equilibrative nucleoside transporter ENT2 and alveolar Adora2b adenosine receptors dampens acute lung injury.
Eckle T, Hughes K, Ehrentraut H, Brodsky K, Rosenberger P, Choi D, Ravid K, Weng T, Xia Y, Blackburn M, Eltzschig H
FASEB J, 2013;27(8):3078-89. -
Characterization of the Drosophila adenosine receptor: the effect of adenosine analogs on cAMP signaling in Drosophila cells and their utility for in vivo experiments.
Kucerova L, Broz V, Fleischmannova J, Santruckova E, Sidorov R, Dolezal V, Zurovec M
J. Neurochem., 2012;121(3):383-95. -
Pentostatin: future directions.
Klohs and Kraker
Pharmacol.Rev., 1992;44:459 -
Purine nucleoside analogues and combination therapies in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: dawn of a new era.
Nabhan et al.
Leukemia Res., 2004;28:429
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Citations for Pentostatin
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Pentostatin include:
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Erythrocytes retain hypoxic adenosine response for faster acclimatization upon re-ascent.
Authors: Song
Nat Commun 2017;8:14108
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Adenosine arrests breast cancer cell motility by A3 receptor stimulation.
Authors: Ledderose Et al.
Purinergic Signalling 2016;
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Inhibition of adenosine deaminase (ADA)-mediated metabolism of cordycepin by natural substances.
Authors: Li Et al.
PLoS Comput Biol 2015;3:e00121
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