A glucose derivative; inhibits Aβ40 fibril formation and induces dissolution of preformed Aβ40 fibrils in vitro; inhibits Aβ interaction with heparan sulfate/heparin in a solid phase binding assay; initially induces amylin fibrillogenesis but induces dissolution of preformed amylin containing fibrils by day 7 in a Thioflavin T fluorometry assay