A fungal metabolite
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Elsinochrome A

Item No. 33072

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Technical Information
Formal Name
(1R,2R)-rel-1,2-diacetyl-1,2-dihydro-5,10-dihydroxy-3,7,8,12-tetramethoxy-benzo[ghi]perylene-4,11-dione
CAS Number
24568-67-0
Synonyms
  • NSC 623609
Molecular Formula
C30H24O10
Formula Weight
544.5
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Ethanol: Soluble
λmax
261, 457 nm
SMILES
CC([C@H]1C(C2=C(C3=C(C=C4OC)O)C4=C(C(OC)=CC(O)=C56)C5=C2C([C@@H]1C(C)=O)=C(OC)C6=O)=C(OC)C3=O)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C30H24O10/c1-9(31)15-16(10(2)32)26-24-22-18(28(36)30(26)40-6)12(34)8-14(38-4)20(22)19-13(37-3)7-11(33)17-21(19)23(24)25(15)29(39-5)27(17)35/h7-8,15-16,33-34H,1-6H3/t15-,16-/m1/s1
InChi Key
WTZSLZBEQHGTRK-HZPDHXFCSA-N
Origin
Fungi/Aspergillus sp.
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Elsinochrome A is a perylenequinone fungal metabolite that has been found in Hypomyces and has anticancer activity.1 Photoactivation of elsinochrome A induces the production of singlet oxygen and apoptosis in R366.4 rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells and HCe-8693 colorectal carcinoma cells when used at concentrations ranging from 1 to 100 µM.

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