CHEBI:6701 - maytansine

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ChEBI Name maytansine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6701
Definition An organic heterotetracyclic compound and 19-membered macrocyclic lactam antibiotic originally isolated from the Ethiopian shrub Maytenus serrata but also found in other Maytenus species. It exhibits cytotoxicity against many tumour cell lines.
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Formula C34H46ClN3O10
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 692.19600
Monoisotopic Mass 691.28717
InChI InChI=1S/C34H46ClN3O10/c1-18-11-10-12-26(45-9)34(43)17-25(46-32(42)36-34)19(2)30-33(5,48-30)27(47-31(41)20(3)37(6)21(4)39)16-28(40)38(7)23-14-22(13-18)15-24(44-8)29(23)35/h10-12,14-15,19-20,25-27,30,43H,13,16-17H2,1-9H3,(H,36,42)/b12-10+,18-11+/t19-,20+,25+,26-,27+,30+,33+,34+/m1/s1
InChIKey WKPWGQKGSOKKOO-RSFHAFMBSA-N
SMILES CO[C@@H]1\C=C\C=C(C)\Cc2cc(OC)c(Cl)c(c2)N(C)C(=O)C[C@H](OC(=O)[C@H](C)N(C)C(C)=O)[C@]2(C)O[C@H]2[C@H](C)[C@@H]2C[C@@]1(O)NC(=O)O2
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
antimicrobial agent
A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.
tubulin modulator
Any substance that interacts with tubulin to inhibit or promote polymerisation of microtubules.
antimitotic
Any compound that inhibits cell division (mitosis).
Application(s): antineoplastic agent
A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
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Outgoing maytansine (CHEBI:6701) has role antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) has role antimitotic (CHEBI:64911)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) has role tubulin modulator (CHEBI:60832)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a α-amino acid ester (CHEBI:46874)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a carbamate ester (CHEBI:23003)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a epoxide (CHEBI:32955)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a maytansinoid (CHEBI:82760)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a organic heterotetracyclic compound (CHEBI:38163)
maytansine (CHEBI:6701) is a organochlorine compound (CHEBI:36683)
Incoming mertansine (CHEBI:82755) has functional parent maytansine (CHEBI:6701)
IUPAC Name
(4β,5β,11E,13E)-maytansine
INNs Sources
maitansina WHO MedNet
maitansine WHO MedNet
maitansine WHO MedNet
maitansinum WHO MedNet
Synonyms Sources
Maytansine KEGG COMPOUND
NSC 153858 ChemIDplus
NSC-153858 ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00002351 KNApSAcK
C10606 KEGG COMPOUND
D04864 KEGG DRUG
LMPK04000017 LIPID MAPS
Maytansine Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
35846-53-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
5417399 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
22 August 2014