Phoenicin

Phoenicin

$220.00 - 1 mg

$770.00 - 5 mg

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Code
BIA-P3041
Synonyms
Phenicin, Fenicin
CAS #
128-68-7
Molecular Formula
C14H10O6
Molecular Weight
274.2
Purity
>95% by HPLC
Long Term Storage
Soluble in methanol and DMSO.

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Application Notes

Phoenicin was first reported by Posternak in 1938 as a yellow pigment produced by Penicillium sp. Phoenicin shares a common biosynthetic pathway with oosporein. Phoenicin inhibits HMG-CoA reductase in a time-dependent, irreversible manner.

References

  • Pasternak T. (1938). Recherches sur la biochimie des champignons infkrieurs 11. Sur la constitution et la synthese de la phoenieine et sur quelques nouveaux derives de la 4,4'-ditoluquinone. Helv. Chim. Acta, 21, 1326.
  • Steiner E. et al. (1974). Recherches sur la biochimie des champignons inférieurs IX. Synthèse de précurseurs marqués et biosynthèse de la phoenicine et de l'oosporéine. Helv. Chim. Acta, 57, 2377.
  • Hasumi K. et al. (1987). Irreversible inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase by phenicin (phoenicin). J. Antibiot., XL, 224.

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