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Rhizoxin

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Rhizoxin is an antimitotic agent with anti-tumor activity. It is isolated from the fungus Rhizopus microsporus which causes rice seedling blight.

Chemical data

Formula
C35H47NO9
Molecular weight
625.7 g/mol
IUPAC name
(1S,3S,5R,8S,10S,11R,13R,14E,16R,17R)-10-hydroxy-8-[(2S,3R,4E,6E,8E)-3-methoxy-4,8-dimethyl-9-(2-methyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl)nona-4,6,8-trien-2-yl]-11,16-dimethyl-4,7,12,18-tetraoxatetracyclo[15.3.1.03,5.011,13]henicos-14-ene-6,19-dione

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
625.325082084
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canonical SMILES
CC1C=CC2C(O2)(C(CC(OC(=O)C3C(O3)CC4CC1OC(=O)C4)C(C)C(C(=CC=CC(=CC5=COC(=N5)C)C)C)OC)O)C
chemical formula
C₃₅H₄₇NO₉
subject has role
antifungal
isomeric SMILES
C[C@@H]1/C=C/[C@@H]2[C@](O2)([C@H](C[C@H](OC(=O)[C@H]3[C@@H](O3)C[C@@H]4C[C@H]1OC(=O)C4)[C@H](C)[C@H](/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C5=COC(=N5)C)/C)/C)OC)O)C
found in taxon
Rhizopus
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Biosynthesis
  • Cytotoxic function
  • Structure
  • References

Rhizoxin is an antimitotic agent with anti-tumor activity. It is isolated from the fungus Rhizopus microsporus which causes rice seedling blight.

==Biosynthesis==

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