CAS: 1257853-32-9

Octyl glucose neopentyl glycol is a ubiquitin ligase inhibitor that prevents the ubiquitination and degradation of target proteins. It has been shown to inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria. Octyl glucose neopentyl glycol has been used to study the role of cytosolic proteins in emphysema. It was found that octyl glucose neopentyl glycol inhibits the production of these proteins by preventing the interaction between an ubiquitin-like protein and its substrate, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. Octyl glucose neopentyl glycol also inhibits cancer cells by blocking fatty acid synthase, which is necessary for cell proliferation. This inhibitor can be used as a structural probe to determine enzyme-substrate interactions, such as those that occur with bacterial strain and protein synthesis. It can also be used to study the structure of proteins by exposing them to light or using inhibitors drugs.

Octyl glucose neopentyl glycol (OGNG) is a detergent derived from neopentyl glycol, designed to stabilize membrane proteins [1].