Bruceantin
A triterpene quassinoid antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the plant Brucea antidysenterica. Bruceantin inhibits the peptidyl transferase elongation reaction, resulting in decreased protein and DNA synthesis. Bruceantin also has antiamoebic and antimalarial activity.
| Chemical structure: | [11beta,12alpha,15beta(E)]-15-[(3,4-dimethyl-1-oxo-2-pentenyl)oxy]-13,20-epoxy-3,11,12-trihydroxy-2,16-dioxopicras-3-en-21-oic acid methyl ester 2H-3, 11c-(epoxymethano)phenanthro[10,1-bc]pyran, picras-3-en-21-oic Acid Derivative picras-3-en-21-oic acid, 15-[(3,4-dimethyl-1-oxo-2-pentenyl)oxy]-13,20-epoxy-3,11, 12-trihydroxy-2,16-dioxo-, methyl ester, (11beta,12alpha,15beta(E)) |
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