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Nojirimycin
Nojirimycin
is the
parent compound
of
a class
of
antibiotics
and
glycosidase
inhibitors
. Nojirimycin and its
derivatives
are mainly obtained from a
class
of
Streptomyces
species.
Chemically
, it is an
iminosugar
.
Derivatives
1-deoxynojirimycin
or
duvoglustat
1-deoxygalactonojirimycin
or
migalastat
, a
drug
for the
treatment
of
Fabry disease
