| Literature DB >> 6786280 |
P R Dorling, C R Huxtable, S M Colegate.
Abstract
An indolizidine alkaloid (swainsonine) was isolated from the plant Swainsona canescens. Swainsonine is a specific and potent inhibitor of alpha-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.24) and when administered to animals produces a phenocopy of the genetically based lysosomal storage disease, mannosidosis. Evidence is presented to suggest that swainsonine is a reversible active site-directed inhibitor of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6786280 PMCID: PMC1162258 DOI: 10.1042/bj1910649
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857