Term Name: | aphidicolin |
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Synonyms: | (3alpha,4alpha,5alpha,17alpha)-3,17-dihydroxy-4-methyl-9,15-cyclo-C,18-dinor-14,15-secoandrostane-4,17-dimethanol, (3R,4R,4aR,6aS,8R,9R,11aS,11bS)-4,9-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,11b-dimethyltetradecahydro-8,11a-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene-3,9-diol, Aphidicolin, aphidocolin |
Definition: | A tetracyclic diterpenoid that has an tetradecahydro-8,11a-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene skeleton with two hydroxymethyl substituents at positions 4 and 9, two methyl substituents at positions 4 and 11b and two hydroxy substituents at positions 3 and 9. An antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotical properties. Aphidicolin is a reversible inhibitor of eukaryotic nuclear DNA replication. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:2766] ( EBI ) |