Pterulone

Pterulone
Names
IUPAC name
1-[(3Z)-3-(chloromethylidene)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzoxepin-7-yl]ethanone
Identifiers
ChEMBL ChEMBL450490 Yes
ChemSpider 9599722 Yes
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PubChem 11424846
Properties
C13H11ClO2
Molar mass 234.678
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

Pterulone is a fungal metabolite. It was initially isolated from the mycelium and liquid cultures of wood-decay fungus in the genus Pterula. The compound inhibits eukaryotic respiration by targeting the mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase.[1]

References

  1. Engler M, Anke T, Sterner O, Brandt U. (1997). "Pterulinic acid and pterulone, two novel inhibitors of NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) produced by a Pterula species. I. Production, isolation and biological activities". Journal of Antibiotics 50 (4): 325–9. doi:10.7164/antibiotics.50.325. PMID 9186558.