Euglenophycin

Euglenophycin
Names
	IUPAC name 4-(6-((1E,3E,7Z)-Undeca-1,3,7-trien-1-yl)piperidin-2-yl)butan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	1219817-69-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10880017 ;
	SMILES OCCCCC1CCCC(/C=C/C=C/CC/C=C\CCC)N1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H35NO
Molar mass	305.506 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Euglenophycin is an ichthyotoxic compound isolated from Euglena sanguinea - a protist of the genus Euglena. It exhibits anticancer and herbicidal activity. ^[1]

Structure

Euglenophycin is composed of a cyclic amine with two side-chains, one of which has a conjugated system giving it an absorbance at 238nm. The compound appears to have various stereoisomers - it has two chiral centres and three double bonds - as minor fractions.

References

^ Zimba, PV; Moeller, PD; Beauchesne, K; Lane, HE; Triemer, RE (2010). "Identification of euglenophycin--a toxin found in certain euglenoids". Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 55 (1): 100–4. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.004. PMID 19615398.

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[1] Zimba, PV; Moeller, PD; Beauchesne, K; Lane, HE; Triemer, RE (2010). "Identification of euglenophycin--a toxin found in certain euglenoids". Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 55 (1): 100–4. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.004. PMID 19615398.

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