Lipstatin

Lipstatin
Names
IUPAC names
[(2S,4E,7E)-1-(3-hexyl-4-oxo-oxetan-2-yl)
trideca-4,7-dien-2-yl](2S)-2-formamido-
3-methyl-pentanoate
Identifiers
96829-59-3 Yes
ChemSpider 7981411 Yes
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MeSH Lipstatin
PubChem 9805651
Properties
C29H49NO5
Molar mass 491.703 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Lipstatin is a potent, irreversible inhibitor of pancreatic lipase. It is a natural product, and was first isolated from the Actinobacterium Streptomyces toxytricini.[1]

The popular antiobesity drug orlistat (trade names Xenical and alli) is a saturated derivative of lipstatin.

References

  1. Weibel E, Hadvary P, Hochuli E, Kupfer E, Lengsfeld H (1987). "Lipstatin, an inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, produced by Streptomyces toxytricini. I. Producing organism, fermentation, isolation and biological activity". J Antibiot (Tokyo) 40 (8): 1081–5. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.40.1081. PMID 3680018.