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CHEBI:8908 - rubrofusarin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:8908
ChEBI Namerubrofusarin
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DefinitionA member of the class of benzochromenones that is benzo[g]chromen-4-one carrying two additional hydroxy substituents at positions 5 and 6 as well as methyl and methoxy substituents at positions 2 and 8 respectively. An orange polyketide pigment that is a common intermediate in many different fungal biosynthetic pathways.
Last Modified19 October 2016
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FormulaC15H12O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass272.256
Monoisotopic Mass272.06847
SMILESCOc1cc(O)c2c(O)c3c(=O)cc(C)oc3cc2c1
InChIInChI=1S/C15H12O5/c1-7-3-10(16)14-12(20-7)5-8-4-9(19-2)6-11(17)13(8)15(14)18/h3-6,17-18H,1-2H3
InChIKeyFPNKCZKRICBAKG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
biological pigment  An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
fungal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
EC 1.14.18.1 (tyrosinase) inhibitor  Any EC 1.14.18.* (oxidoreductase acting on paired donors, miscellaneous compound as one donor, incorporating 1 atom of oxygen) inhibitor that interferes with the action of tyrosinase (monophenol monooxygenase), EC 1.14.18.1, an enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of phenols (such as tyrosine) and is widespread in plants and animals.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) has role EC 1.14.18.1 (tyrosinase) inhibitor (CHEBI:59997)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) is a benzochromenone (CHEBI:64986)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) is a polyketide (CHEBI:26188)
rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908) is conjugate acid of rubrofusarin(1−) (CHEBI:145894)
Incoming Relation(s)
rubrofusarin B (CHEBI:133805) has functional parent rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908)
rubrofusarin(1−) (CHEBI:145894) is conjugate base of rubrofusarin (CHEBI:8908)
IUPAC Name 
5,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-4H-benzo[g]chromen-4-one
Synonym  Source
NSC 258316ChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C09047KEGG COMPOUND
C00002445KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:278962Reaxys
CAS:3567-00-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:3567-00-8ChemIDplus
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