Classification
Compound class	Synthetic organic
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (2007), UK (2009), Germany, France, Hungary, Poland, Portugal (2011))

IUPAC Name

(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-[[(1S,4R,5S,6S)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-cyclohex-2-enyl]amino]oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4-triol

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
4527	acarbose

Synonyms

BAY-G 5421

BAY-G-5421

Glucobay®

Precose®

Database Links
CAS Registry No.	56180-94-0
ChEBI	CHEBI:2376
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL1566
DrugBank Ligand	DB00284
PubChem CID	444254
RCSB PDB Ligand	QPS
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey	XUFXOAAUWZOOIT-SXARVLRPSA-N
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone	XUFXOAAUWZOOIT
Search PubMed clinical trials	acarbose
Search PubMed titles	acarbose
Search PubMed titles/abstracts	acarbose
Wikipedia	Acarbose

Comments

Maltase-glucoamylase and pancreatic amylase inhibitor. Many isomeric alternative structures for this compound are available: to go to the PubChem listing click here. It is not clear which isomer is an exact match to the structure given in the INN record for this compound.