Chemistry:Clavaric acid

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Clavaric acid
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Names
Other names
24, 25-Dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl)lanostan-3-one
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Properties
C36H58O8
Molar mass 618.852 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Clavaric acid is a lanostane type steroid produced by the mushroom Hypholoma lateritium. Clavaric acid was discovered by Merck Research Laboratories in a random screening of natural extracts. Clavaric acid is a reversible farnesyltransferase inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.3 μM.[1][2]

References

  1. "Clavaric acid and steroidal analogues as Ras- and FPP-directed inhibitors of human farnesyl-protein transferase.". J Med Chem 41 (23): 4492–501. 1998. doi:10.1021/jm980356+. PMID 9804689. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9804689. 
  2. "A squalene epoxidase is involved in biosynthesis of both the antitumor compound clavaric acid and sterols in the basidiomycete H. sublateritium". Chem Biol 14 (12): 1334–46. 2007. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2007.10.018. PMID 18096502.