Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Acarbose

Description of the Drug

Not Available

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved from

Brand Name(s)

Acarbose, Glucobay, Precose

Company Owner(s)

Virtus Pharmaceutical Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Impax Laboratories Inc, Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd, Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Pancreatic alpha-amylase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL2045
Maltase-glucoamylase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL2074

Unichem Links

Atlas acarbose
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL16848
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14964694
PubChem 444254
NMRShiftDB 80004891
LINCS LSM-4631
Nikkaji J1.629.106D
BindingDB 50333465
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8046034
Brenda 412
Guide to Pharmacology 6791
rxnorm PRECOSE ACARBOSE
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12012879
ChEBI 94035
ZINC ZINC000085537042