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nidulalin A

Term ID
CHEBI:66625
Synonyms
  • methyl (4R,4aS)-4,8-dihydroxy-6-methyl-9-oxo-4,9-dihydro-4aH-xanthene-4a-carboxylate
Definition
A member of the class xanthones which consists of a dihydroxanthone skeleton substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 4 and 8, a methyl group at position 6 and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 4a (the 4R,4aS stereoisomer). It is isolated from Emericella nidulans var lata and Penicillium and exhibits potent antitumour activity against both human and murine tumour cell lines.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from nidulalin A
Phenotype where environments contain nidulalin A
Phenotype modified by environments containing nidulalin A
Human Disease Model