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MK 217 | CAS No. 129318-43-0 | Synthase/Synthetase Inhibitors
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Description: Inhibitor of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption
Alternative Names: Alendronate sodium

Chemical Name: P,P'-(4-Amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)bis-phosphonic acid monosodium salt

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Biological Activity

Osteoclast-mediated bone resorption inhibitor. Binds and blocks farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) in the HMG-CoA pathway (IC50 = 460 nM for recombinant human FPPS); causes macrophage apoptosis. Inhibits prenylation and sterol biosynthesis in purified osteoclasts.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
271.08
Formula:
C4H12NNaO7P2
Solubility:
Soluble to 50 mM in water
Storage:
Desiccate at -20°C
CAS No:
129318-43-0

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Background References

  1. Alendronate is a specific, nanomolar inhibitor of fanesyl diphosphate synthase.
    Bergstrom et al.
    Arch.Biochem.Biophys., 2000;373:231
  2. Lowering bone mineral affinity of bisphosphonates as a therapeutic strategy to optimize skeletal tumor growth inhibition in vitro.
    Fournier et al.
    Cancer Res., 2008;68:8945
  3. Alendronate mechanism of action; geranylgeraniol, an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway, prevents inhibition of osteoclast formation, bone resorption, and kinase activation in vitro.
    Fisher et al.
    Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci., 1999;96:133

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