Term Name: | komodoquinone A |
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Synonyms: | (+)-komodoquinone A, (8S,10S)-6,8,10,11-tetrahydroxy-8-methyl-5,12-dioxo-5,7,8,9,10,12-hexahydrotetracen-1-yl 3,6-dideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-alpha-L-galactopyranoside |
Definition: | An anthracycline that is komodoquinone B in which the hydroxy group at position 1 is replaced by a 3,6-dideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-alpha-L-galactopyranoside group. First isolated from the marine bacterium Streptomyces sp. KS3, it induces neuronal cell differentiation in the neuroblastoma cell line. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:167003] ( EBI ) |