Term Name: | beauveriolide I |
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Synonyms: | (3R,6S,9S,13S)-9-benzyl-13-[(2S)-hexan-2-yl]-6-methyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1-oxa-4,7,10-triazacyclotridecane-2,5,8,11-tetrone |
Definition: | A cyclodepsipeptide with formula C27H41N3O5. It was originally isolated from the fungus Beauveria sp. FO-6979 during a screening program for inhibitors of lipid droplet accumulation in murine macrophages. It is an inhibitor of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and effective at reducing atherogenic lesions of the artery and heart in mouse models. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:180490] ( EBI ) |