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G9893

Gliotoxin

from Gliocladium fimbriatum, ≥98% (HPLC), powder, immunomodulating agent

Synonym(s):

Aspergillin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H14N2O4S2
CAS Number:
67-99-2
Molecular Weight:
326.39
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24895384
NACRES:
NA.77
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
50675
MDL number:
MFCD00058534
Quality level:
200

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Product Name

Gliotoxin from Gliocladium fimbriatum,

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)[C@]23CC4=CC=C[C@H](O)[C@H]4N2C(=O)[C@@]1(CO)SS3

InChI key

FIVPIPIDMRVLAY-RBJBARPLSA-N

InChI

1S/C13H14N2O4S2/c1-14-10(18)12-5-7-3-2-4-8(17)9(7)15(12)11(19)13(14,6-16)21-20-12/h2-4,8-9,16-17H,5-6H2,1H3/t8-,9-,12+,13+/m0/s1

antibiotic activity spectrum

viruses

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes
enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Gliotoxin has been used for performing cytotoxicity tests in adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial (A549) cell lines.
Noncompetitive inhibitor of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome in vitro.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gliotoxin is associated with immunosuppression. It is an antiphagocytic and immunomodulating agent that acts by blocking membrane thiol groups. It is implicated in the pathophysiology of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and impacts functional T-cell responses. Gliotoxin in observed in the sera of cancer patients with IA infection.

General description

Chemical structure: epipolythiodioxopiperazine
Gliotoxin is the mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus fumigatus (AF). It is a hydrophobic metabolite of 326 Da.

pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H301

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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088M4045V
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075M4113V

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Aspergillus fumigatus suppresses the human cellular immune response via gliotoxin-mediated apoptosis of monocytes
Stanzani M, et al.
Blood, 105(6), 2258 -22265 (2005)
Detection of gliotoxin in experimental and human aspergillosis
Lewis RE, et al.
Infection and Immunity, 73(1), 635 -6637 (2005)
Gliotoxin and related epipolythiodioxopiperazines
Waring P and Beaver J
General Pharmacology, 27(8), 1311-1316 (1996)
Aspergillus mycotoxins and their effect on the host
Kamei K and Watanabe A
Medical Mycology, 43(sup1), 95 -999 (2005)
Jones, R.J. and Hancock, J.G.
Journal of General Microbiology, 134, 2067-2067 (1988)
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