Phomopsin D
Application Notes
Phomopsin D is the dihydro derivative of phomopsin A, an acidic 13-membered cyclic hexapeptide-like metabolite with three unusual amino acids linked in an ‘ansa’ macrocycle. Phomopsin D, like other phomopsins, is a potent mycotoxin found in infected lupins. Phomopsin D binds selectively to dimeric tubulin at a site overlapping that of vinblastine and maytansine, inhibiting the formation of the microtubule spindle to block cell division.
References
- Identification of novel phomopsins in lupine seed extracts. Cockrum P.A. et al. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants, 1994, 232.
- Structure elucidation and absolute configuration of phomopsin A, a hexapeptide mycotoxin produced by phomopsis leptostromiformis. Culvenor C.C.J. et al. Tetrahedron 1989, 45, 2351.
- Interaction of phomopsin A and related compounds with purified sheep brain tubulin. E. Lacey et al. Biochem Pharmacol. 1987, 36, 2133.