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anguidine

A trichothecene mycotoxin and potent teratogen. Anguidine inhibits initiation of protein synthesis, resulting in the death of rapidly proliferating cells. Anguidine also has been shown to both potentiate and protect against the cytotoxic effects of other drugs.
Synonym:anguidin
diacetoxyscirpenol
Abbreviation:DAS
Code name:MM 4462
Chemical structure:3.alpha,4.beta, 15-triol, 12, 13-epoxy-,4, 15-diacetate (8CI)
3Alpha,4Beta, 15-triol, 12, 13-epoxy-,4, 15-diacetate (8CI)
4, 15-diacetoxyscirpen-3-ol
4.beta, 15-diacetoxy-3.alpha-hydroxy-12, 13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene
4Beta, 15-diacetoxy-3alpha-hydroxy-12, 13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene
trichothec-9-ene-3, 4, 15-triol, 12, 13-epoxy-, 4, 15-diacetate (3.alpha, 4.beta)-(9CI)
trichothec-9-ene-3, 4, 15-triol, 12, 13-epoxy-, 4, 15-diacetate (3alpha, 4beta)-(9CI)
trichothec-9-ene-3,4, 15-triol, 12,13-epoxy-, 4,15-diacetate
IND number:11309
NSC code:141537
177378
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