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Fuscin

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Fuscin
Names
IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-4,8,8-trimethyl-9,10-dihydro-4H-pyrano[4,3-f]chromene-2,6-dione
Other names
    • 9,10-Dihydro-5-hydroxy-4,8,8-trimethyl-2H,4H-benzo[1,2-b:4,3-c']dipyran-2,6(8H)-dione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C15H16O5/c1-7-11-9(6-10(16)19-7)8-4-5-15(2,3)20-14(8)13(18)12(11)17/h6-7,17H,4-5H2,1-3H3
    Key: OSJKAGRXDVEZQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C2=CC(=O)O1)CCC(O3)(C)C)O
Properties
C15H16O5
Molar mass 276.288 g·mol−1
Melting point 230 °C (446 °F; 503 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Fuscin is an antibiotic with the molecular formula C15H16O5 which is produced by the fungus Oidiodendron fuscum and other Oidiodendron species and the fungus Potebniamyces gallicola.[1] Fuscin is an ADP transporter inhibitor.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Buckingham, John (1987). Dictionary of Organic Compounds. Taylor & Francis. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-412-17050-8.

Further reading

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  • Gmelin, Leopold (1829). Handbuch der theoretischen Chemie: ¬2. ¬Bandes ¬2. ¬Abth., welche die Lehre von den stickstoffhaltigen und den zweifelhaften organischen Verbindungen, die chemische Botanik und Zoologie, die chemische Physiologie, die Nachträge und das Register enthält (in German). Varrentrapp. p. 1173.