nidulalin A

Term ID

CHEBI:66625

Synonyms

methyl (4R,4aS)-4,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-4,9-dihydro-4aH-xanthene-4a-carboxylate

Definition

A member of the class xanthones which consists of a dihydroxanthone skeleton substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 4 and 8, a methyl group at position 6 and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 4a (the 4R,4aS stereoisomer). It is isolated from Emericella nidulans var lata and Penicillium and exhibits potent antitumour activity against both human and murine tumour cell lines.

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: methyl ester phenols xanthones

methyl ester phenols xanthones Show first 5 Terms
has_role: antimicrobial agent antineoplastic agent Penicillium metabolite

antimicrobial agent antineoplastic agent Penicillium metabolite Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from nidulalin A

Phenotype where environments contain nidulalin A

Phenotype modified by environments containing nidulalin A

Human Disease / Model Data

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