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. 2019 Jun 4;12(2):84. doi: 10.3390/ph12020084

Table 2.

List of iminosugars and their inhibitory effects.

Amino Sugars Glucosidase Inhibition Other Anti-Tumor Activities Ref (s)
Swainsonine Lysosomal α-1-3- (IC50 0.70 nM) and α-1-6-mannosidase (Ki 40 nM) and Golgi α-mannosidase Inhibits growth of tumor cells [13]
1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol α-mannosidase, Lysosomal Golgi α-mannosidase II, glycogen phosphorylase Human Glioblastoma and Melanoma Cells [74]
1-Deoxymannojirimycin α-1-2-mannosidase (IC50 0.02 mM), Golgi α-mannosidase II (IC50 400 µM) Interact with recombinant tumor necrosis factor (rTNF) and recombinant interleukin 1 (rIL-1) [75]
2-aminomethyl-5-(hydroxymethyl) pyrrolidine3,4-diol derivative Jack bean α-Mannosidase (IC50 55 µM) Inhibits growth of human glioblastoma cells and melanoma cells, DNA, synthesis of proteins [74,76]
Castanospermine α- and β-glucosidases Inhibitor of breast cancer [77]
1-deoxynojirimycin Glucosidase I and II Anti-metastatic activity, reduce adhesion of tumor cells to vascular endothelium, inhibit cellular transformation, prevent morphological differentiation of endothelial cells [13]
(+)-Lentiginosine amyloglucosidases Inhibits ATPase and Chaperone Activity of Hsp90 [78]
Siastatin B β-glucuronidase, NAG-ase Antimetastatic activity [13]