CHEBI:7569 - nigericin

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ChEBI Name nigericin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:7569
Definition A polyether antibiotic which affects ion transport and ATPase activity in mitochondria. It is produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:530451
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Formula C40H68O11
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 724.96130
Monoisotopic Mass 724.47616
InChI InChI=1S/C40H68O11/c1-21-11-12-28(46-33(21)26(6)36(42)43)17-29-18-30(45-10)27(7)40(48-29)25(5)19-38(9,51-40)32-13-14-37(8,49-32)35-23(3)16-31(47-35)34-22(2)15-24(4)39(44,20-41)50-34/h21-35,41,44H,11-20H2,1-10H3,(H,42,43)/t21-,22-,23-,24+,25+,26+,27+,28+,29+,30+,31+,32+,33+,34-,35+,37-,38-,39-,40+/m0/s1
InChIKey DANUORFCFTYTSZ-SJSJOXFOSA-N
SMILES [H][C@@]1(CC[C@H](C)[C@@]([H])(O1)[C@@H](C)C(O)=O)C[C@@H]1C[C@@H](OC)[C@@H](C)[C@]2(O1)O[C@@](C)(C[C@H]2C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@](C)(O1)[C@]1([H])O[C@]([H])(C[C@@H]1C)[C@@]1([H])O[C@@](O)(CO)[C@H](C)C[C@@H]1C
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): antimicrobial agent
A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
potassium ionophore
Any ionophore capable of transportation of potassium ions across membranes.
bacterial metabolite
Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
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Outgoing nigericin (CHEBI:7569) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
nigericin (CHEBI:7569) has role antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
nigericin (CHEBI:7569) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
nigericin (CHEBI:7569) has role potassium ionophore (CHEBI:88227)
nigericin (CHEBI:7569) is a polycyclic ether (CHEBI:36468)
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-[(2R,3S,6R)-6-{[(2S,4R,5R,7R,9R,10R)-2-{(2S,2'R,3'S,5R,5'R)-5'-[(2S,3S,5R,6R)-6-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5-dimethyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]-2,3'-dimethyloctahydro-2,2'-bifuran-5-yl}-9-methoxy-2,4,10-trimethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-7-yl]methyl}-3-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]propanoic acid
Synonyms Sources
Azalomycin M ChemIDplus
Helixin C ChemIDplus
Polyetherin A ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
2572 VSDB
C00018750 KNApSAcK
C11609 KEGG COMPOUND
Nigericin Wikipedia
US3555150 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
28380-24-7 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
28380-24-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
74670 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
74670 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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15 October 2015