Euglenophycin
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
4-(6-((1E,3E,7Z)-Undeca-1,3,7-trien-1-yl)piperidin-2-yl)butan-1-ol | |
| Identifiers | |
1219817-69-2  | |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula |
C20H35NO |
| Molar mass | 305.50 g·mol−1 |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
| Infobox references | |
Euglenophycin is an ichthyotoxic compound isolated from Euglena sanguinea - a protist of the genus Euglena. It exhibits anticancer and herbicidal activity. [1]
Structure
Euglenophycin is composed of a cyclic amine with two side-chains, one of which has a conjugated system giving it an absorbance at 238nm. The compound appears to have various stereoisomers - it has two chiral centres and three double bonds - as minor fractions.
References
- ↑ Zimba, PV; Moeller, PD; Beauchesne, K; Lane, HE; Triemer, RE (2010). "Identification of euglenophycin--a toxin found in certain euglenoids". Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology 55 (1): 100–4. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.004. PMID 19615398.