Euglenophycin

Euglenophycin is an ichthyotoxic compound isolated from Euglena sanguinea, a protist of the genus Euglena. It exhibits anticancer and herbicidal activity in vitro.[1]

Euglenophycin

Names
IUPAC name 4-(6-((1E,3E,7Z)-Undeca-1,3,7-trien-1-yl)piperidin-2-yl)butan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	1219817-69-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	45255907
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10880017
InChI InChI=1S/C20H35NO/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-14-19-16-13-17-20(21-19)15-11-12-18-22/h4-5,8-10,14,19-22H,2-3,6-7,11-13,15-18H2,1H3/b5-4+,9-8+,14-10+ Key: SWJAJYNVBOUDCL-OOUMJBCFSA-N
SMILES OCCCCC1CCCC(/C=C/C=C/CC/C=C\CCC)N1
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H35NO
Molar mass	305.506 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Structure

Euglenophycin is composed of piperidine ring with two side-chains, one of which has a conjugated system giving it an absorbance at 238 nm.

References

1. Zimba, PV; Moeller, PD; Beauchesne, K; Lane, HE; Triemer, RE (2010). "Identification of euglenophycin--a toxin found in certain euglenoids". Toxicon. 55 (1): 100–4. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.004. PMID 19615398.