Medical Definition of Tenuazonic acid
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3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one. A metabolite found in a strain of the fungus alternaria tenuis auct. Which functions as an antibiotic with antiviral and antineoplastic properties, and may also act as a mycotoxin.
Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic, antiviral agents.
Chemical name: 2H-Pyrrol-2-one, 3-acetyl-1,5-dihydro-4-hydroxy-5-(1-methylpropyl)-, (S-(R*,R*))-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenuazonic Acid
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