Meleagrinisanalkaloidwithantitumorandantibioticactivity,isolatedfromanumberofspeciesofPenicillium.Meleagrinisacommontaxonomic
forfungalcontaminationoffoodstuffs.Notethatmeleagrin,thefungalmetabolite,shouldnotbeconfusedwiththelowmolecularweightprotein,alsomeleagrin.
Meleagrinissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Poorwatersolubility.
CASNumber
71751-77-4
MolecularFormula
C23H23N5O4
MolecularWeight
433.5
MechanismofAction
Despiteitswidedetectionintheenvironment,themodeofactionandbioprofilehasnotbeenextensivelyreported.
StorageConditions
-20°C