Term Name: | trachyspic acid |
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Synonyms: | 2-(carboxymethyl)-8-nonyl-9-oxo-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-7-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid |
Definition: | An oxaspiro compound that is 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-2-en-4-one substituted by a carboxymethyl group at position 2, carboxy groups at positions 2 and 3, an oxo group at position 9 and a nonyl group at position 8. Isolated from the culture broth of the fungus Talaromyces trachyspermus, it exhibits inhibitory activity against the enzyme heparanase. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:66260] ( EBI ) |