CAS 38462-04-3 appears in our catalog under these names: (-)-Ascofuranone, Ascofuranone, 96%. Offered by: TRC, MedChemExpress. Available pack sizes: 25mg, 2.5 mg.
Ascofuranone is a dihydroxybenzaldehyde that is 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde which is substituted by a (2E,6E)-7-[(2S)-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxotetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-3-methylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl group at position 3, chlorine at position 5, and a methyl group at position 6. A meroterpenoid produced by the soil fungus, Acremonium sclerotigenum. It is a promising drug candidate against the tropical disease, African trypanosomiasis. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antilipemic drug, an antiprotozoal drug, an angiogenesis inhibitor and a fungal metabolite. It is a sesquiterpenoid, a member of resorcinols, a tetrahydrofuranone, a dihydroxybenzaldehyde, a meroterpenoid, an olefinic compound and a member of monochlorobenzenes. It is a conjugate acid of an ascofuranone(1-).
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C23H29ClO5 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 420.9 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 5-chloro-3-[(2E,6E)-7-[(2S)-5,5-dimethyl-4-oxooxolan-2-yl]-3-methylocta-2,6-dienyl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-methylbenzaldehyde |
| InChIKey | VGYPZLGWVQQOST-JUERRSSISA-N |
| SMILES | CC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)O)C/C=C(\C)/CC/C=C(\C)/[C@@H]2CC(=O)C(O2)(C)C)O)C=O |
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