Term Name: | bromotopsentin |
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Synonyms: | [4-(6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl](6-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)methanone, Topsentin B 2 |
Definition: | An aromatic ketone that is imidazole that is substituted at positions 2 and 5 by (6-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)carbonyl and 6-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl groups respectively. Isolated from Mediterranean shallow-water sponges Topsentia genetrix, and from Caribbean deep-sea sponges of the Halichondriidae family, it has antitumour and antiviral properties. Toxic to fish. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:144088] ( EBI ) |