A naphthofuran that is 2,3-dihydronaphtho[1,2-b]furan-4,5-dione substitutd by a hydroxy group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 2. It is isolated from Norcardia sp.TC-A0248 and acts as a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor.
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This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
An EC 3.1.3.* (phosphoric monoester hydrolase) inhibitor which interferes with the activity of the enzyme protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), EC 3.1.3.48, involved in the removal of phosphate groups from phosphorylated tyrosine residues on proteins.