Chemistry:Fumarprotocetraric acid

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Fumarprotocetraric acid
Names
IUPAC name
4-[[(E)-3-Carboxyprop-2-enoyl]oxymethyl]-10-formyl-3,9-dihydroxy-1,7-dimethyl-6-oxobenzo[b][1,4]benzodioxepine-2-carboxylic acid
Other names
Fumaroprotocetraric acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 207-698-8
UNII
Properties
C22H16O12
Molar mass 472.358 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless, odorless solid with bitter taste[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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Fumarprotocetraric acid is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C
22
H
16
O
12
. It is a secondary metabolite produced by a variety of lichens.

Occurrence

Fumarprotocetraric acid is mainly known for its occurrence in Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica), where it is present in a mass fraction of 1–2% (dried thallus).[2]

In addition, fumarprotocetraric acid has been detected in many other lichens, including:

  • Callopisma teicholytum [Ach.][3]
  • Cetraria fahluensis [L.][3][4]
  • Cetraria islandica [L.][3][4]
  • Cladina rangiferina [L.][3][4]
  • Cladina silvatica [L.][3][4]
  • Cladonia chlorophaea [Flörke][3][4]
  • Cladonia fimbriata [L.] var. apolepta [Ach.] f. coniocraea [Flörke][4]
  • Cladonia fimbriata [L.] var. cornuto-radiata [Coem.][3][4]
  • Cladonia fimbriata [L.] var. simplex [Weis] f. major [Hag.][3][4]
  • Cladonia fimbriata [L.] var. simplex [Weis] f. minor [Hag.][3][4]
  • Cladonia foliacea [Huds.] var. alcicornis [Lightf.][4]
  • Cladonia foliacea [Huds.] var. convoluta [Lam.][4]
  • Cladonia furcata [Huds.] var. pinnata [Flörke][4]
  • Cladonia furcata [Huds.] var. racemosa [Hoffm.][4]
  • Cladonia gracilis [L.] var. chordalis [Flörke][3][4]
  • Cladonia gracilis [L.] var. elongata [Jacq.][4]
  • Cladonia pityrea [Flörke] var. cladomorpha [Flörke][3][4]
  • Cladonia pityrea [Flörke] var. Zwackhii [Wainio][4]
  • Cladonia pyxidata [L.] var. cereina [Arnold][4]
  • Cladonia pyxidata [L.] var. neglecta [Flörke][4]
  • Cladonia subcervicornis [Wainio][3][4]
  • Cladonia verticillata [Hoffm.] var. cervicornis [Ach.] f. phyllophora [(Flörke) Sandstede][4]
  • Cladonia verticillata [Hoffm.] var. evoluta [Wainio][4]
  • Dendrographa leucophaea [Tuck.][3][4]
  • Parmelia stygia [(L.) Ach.][1]

Pharmacology research

Fumarprotocetraric acid has antibacterial activity.[1] It also induces an immunostimulating effect in vitro by triggering the formation of hydrogen peroxide.[1] Furthermore, cytotoxicity against two cancer cell lines has been demonstrated.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Entry on Fumarprotocetrarsäure. at: Römpp Online. Georg Thieme Verlag, retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. Egon Stahl, Werner Schild (1986). Isolierung und Charakterisierung von Naturstoffen (1st ed.). Stuttgart/New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag. pp. 92. 
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Wilhelm Zopf (1907). Die Flechtenstoffe in chemischer, botanischer, pharmakologischer und technischer Beziehung (1st ed.). Gustav Fischer Verlag. pp. 172–176. 
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 Emil Abderhalden, ed. (1912), Biochemisches Handlexikon. Gerbstoffe, Flechtenstoffe, Saponine, Bitterstoffe, Terpene, Ätherische Öle, Harze, Kautschuk (1. Auflage ed.), Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, pp. 74 f