Term Name: | eurysterol A |
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Synonyms: | sodium (3beta,5alpha,6beta)-5,6-dihydroxy-8,19-epoxycholestan-3-yl sulfate, sodium 5alpha-cholestan-8,19-epoxy-3beta,5,6beta-triol-3-sulphate |
Definition: | An organic sodium salt that is a monosodium salt of eurysterol A sulfonic acid. Isolated from an undescribed marine sponge of the genus Euryspongia collected in Palau, it is cytotoxic and exhibits antifungal activity against both amphotericin B-resistant and wild-type strains of Candida albicans. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:65888] ( EBI ) |