Purpactin A
Application Notes
Purpactin A was first isolated from Penicillium purpurogenum in 1991 by Omura and colleagues at the Kitisato Institute, Japan. Purpactin A is a moderately potent inhibitor of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase. Purpactin A blocks TMEM16A chloride channels and mucin secretion in airway epithelial cells.
References
- Purpactins, new inhibitors of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase produced by Penicillium purpurogenum. I. Production, isolation and physico-chemical and biological properties. Tomoda H. et al. J. Antibiot 1991, 44, 136.
- Purpactins, new inhibitors of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase produced by Penicillium purpurogenum. II. Structure elucidation of purpactins A, B and C. Nishida H. et al. J Antibiot 1991, 44, 144.
- A fungus-derived purpactin A as an inhibitor of TMEM16A chloride channels and mucin secretion in airway epithelial cells. Yimnual C. et al. Biomed Pharmacother 2021, 139, 111583.