Cytosporone B
Application Notes
Cytosporone B is a polyketide first isolated from two undescribed fungal strains belonging to the genera Cytospora and Diaporthe by Clardy and collaborators at Cornell University and Wyeth Research, USA in 2000. Cytosporone B has antitumor activity, specifically binding to the ligand-binding domain of the nuclear orphan receptor Nur77. Cytopsorone B is also active against influenza A virus and as a biological preservative to control citrus decay.
References
- The cytosporones, new octaketide antibiotics isolated from an endophytic fungus. Brady S. et al. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 4043.
- Cytosporone B is an agonist for nuclear orphan receptor Nur77. Zhan Y. et al. Nature Chem. Biol. 2008, 4, 548.
- Treatment with the NR4A1agonist cytosporone B controls influenza virus infection and improves pulmonary function in infected mice. Egarnes B. et al. PLoS ONE 2017, 2(10):e0186639.



