Asimicin
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| Surname | Asimicin | |||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 37 H 66 O 7 | |||||||||
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| Molar mass | 622.93 g mol −1 | |||||||||
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| As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . | ||||||||||
Asimicin is a naturally occurring compound from the group of Anno Nine (mono- and di tetrahydrofuran fatty -γ- lactone ). The compound with the molecular formula C 37 H 66 O 7 and the molar mass 622.93 g / mol occurs in the Indian banana Asimina triloba and in the cinnamon apple Annona squamosa .
The cytotoxin has a cancer-inhibiting effect in mice by disrupting the transport of electrons in the mitochondria of the rapidly growing cancer cells. There it acts as an inhibitor on complex I of the respiratory chain. Chemically, it is a fatty acid lactone that belongs to the class of acetogenins .