Colominic acid sodium salt

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Colominic acid sodium salt Structure
Colominic acid sodium salt structure
Common Name Colominic acid sodium salt
CAS Number 70431-34-4 Molecular Weight 955.70900
Density N/A Boiling Point N/A
Molecular Formula C33H48N3Na3O25 Melting Point N/A
MSDS USA Flash Point N/A

 Use of Colominic acid sodium salt


Colominic acid sodium salt (Polysialic acid sodium salt) could be naturally isolated from the cell wall of Escherichia coli and animals, gives a red color which has an absorption maximum at 530 nm. Colominic acid sodium salt (Polysialic acid sodium salt) possesses anti-bacterial activity[1][2].

 Names

Name trisodium,N-[(2S,3R,4S)-2-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
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 Colominic acid sodium salt Biological Activity

Description Colominic acid sodium salt (Polysialic acid sodium salt) could be naturally isolated from the cell wall of Escherichia coli and animals, gives a red color which has an absorption maximum at 530 nm. Colominic acid sodium salt (Polysialic acid sodium salt) possesses anti-bacterial activity[1][2].
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In Vitro Colominic acid (Polysialic acid) is an form of N-glycosylation with great specificity for its limited central nervous system targets, including the cell adhesion molecules neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1 (SynCAM1), and the receptor, neuropilin-2[2].
References

[1]. Guy T. Barry, et al. COLOMINIC ACID, A POLYMER OF N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID. J Exp Med. 1958 Apr 1;107(4):507-21.

[2]. Osama I Alwassil, et al. Design, synthesis, and structural elucidation of novel NmeNANAS inhibitors for the treatment of meningococcal infection. PLoS One. 2019 Oct 16;14(10):e0223413.

 Chemical & Physical Properties

Molecular Formula C33H48N3Na3O25
Molecular Weight 955.70900
Exact Mass 955.22700
PSA 454.37000
Storage condition -20°C

 Safety Information

RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport

 Articles3

More Articles
An IgG monoclonal antibody to group B meningococci cross-reacts with developmentally regulated polysialic acid units of glycoproteins in neural and extraneural tissues.

J. Immunol. 138 , 4402-4407, (1987)

The structurally similar polysialic acid capsules of group B meningococci and Escherichia coli K1 are poor immunogens, and attempts are currently being made to improve their immunogenicity by chemical...

Polysialic acid units are spatially and temporally expressed in developing postnatal rat kidney.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 84 , 1969-1973, (1987)

We report the presence of alpha(2----8)-linked polysialic acid as detected with a monoclonal antibody outside the nervous tissue in the postnatal developing rat kidney. By immunoblot analysis, the rea...

Reexpression of poly(sialic acid) units of the neural cell adhesion molecule in Wilms tumor.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 85 , 2999-3003, (1988)

A unique structural feature of the neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM is the presence of homopolymers of alpha (2----8)-linked sialic acid units. We have used two specific probes for the detection of...

 Synonyms

Colominic acid sodium salt from Escherichia coli
MFCD00133197