Chemistry:Sceptrin

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Sceptrin
Sceptrin.svg
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
N,N′-{[(1R,2R,3S,4S)-3,4-Bis(2-amino-1H-imidazol-5-yl)cyclobutane-1,2-diyl]bis(methylene)}bis(4-bromopyrrole-2-carboxamide)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
Properties
C22H24Br2N10O2
Molar mass 620.310 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

Sceptrin is a bioactive marine isolate.[1] It has been isolated from the marine sponge Agelas conifera and appears to have affinity for the bacterial actin equivalent MreB.[2] As such, this compound possess antibiotic potential.[citation needed]

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References

  1. Cipres, A; O'Malley, DP; Li, K; Finlay, D; Baran, PS; Vuori, K (2010). "Sceptrin, a marine natural compound, inhibits cell motility in a variety of cancer cell lines". ACS Chemical Biology 5 (2): 195–202. doi:10.1021/cb900240k. PMID 20030414. 
  2. Rodriguez, AD; Lear, MJ; La Clair, JJ (2008). "Identification of the binding of sceptrin to MreB via a bidirectional affinity protocol". J Am Chem Soc 130 (23): 7256–7258. doi:10.1021/ja7114019. PMID 18479102.