Term Name: trachyspic acid
Synonyms: 2-(carboxymethyl)-8-nonyl-9-oxo-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-7-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
Definition: An oxaspiro compound that is 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-2-en-4-one substituted by a carboxymethyl group at position 2, carboxy groups at positions 2 and 3, an oxo group at position 9 and a nonyl group at position 8. Isolated from the culture broth of the fungus Talaromyces trachyspermus, it exhibits inhibitory activity against the enzyme heparanase.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:66260]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: oxaspiro compound tricarboxylic acid
has_role: EC 3.2.1.166 (heparanase) inhibitor fungal metabolite