Chemistry:Betaenone A

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Betaenone A
Betaenone A skeletal.svg
Names
IUPAC name
(3Z)-4,6,9-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethylidene)-1,6,8,9-tetramethyl-10-(1-methylpropyl)octahydro-1,4-ethanonaphthalen-2(1H)-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C21H34O5
Molar mass 366.498 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Betaenone A, like other betaenones (B and C), is a secondary metabolite isolated from the fungus Pleospora betae, a plant pathogen.[1] Of the seven phytotoxins isolated in fungal leaf spots from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), it showed 73% growth inhibition.[2]

Molecular structures of betaenone A, B and C.

References

  1. Ichihara A.; Oikawa, Hideaki; Hayashi, Kazuko; Sakamura, Sadao; Furusaki, Akio; Matsumoto, Takeshi (1983). "Structures of Betaenones A and B, Novel Phytotoxins from Phoma betae Fr.". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 105 (9): 2907–2908. doi:10.1021/ja00347a070. 
  2. Haraguchi, T.; Oguro, Mieko; Nagano, Hiroshi; Ichihara, Akitami; Sakamura, Sadao (1983). "Specific inhibitors of eukaryotic DNA synthesis and DNA polymerase α, 3-deoxyaphidicolin and aphidicolin-17-monoacetate". Nucleic Acids Res. 11 (4): 1197–2000. doi:10.1093/nar/11.4.1197. PMID 6402759.