Zaragozic acid A is the major metabolite of a class of unusual bicyclic tricarboxylic acids, produced by a number of fungi in the genera Curvularia, Exserohilum, Setosphaeria and others, discovered at Merck and Glaxo in the early 1990s. Zaragozic acid A is presented as the free acid rather than the tri-sodium salt to avoid stability problems associated with hydrolysis of the salt.
Zaragozic acid A is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO.
CAS Number
142561-96-4
Molecular Formula
C35H46O14
Molecular Weight
690.7
Mechanism of Action
Zaragozic acid A is an inhibitor of squalene synthase, an enzyme involved in sterol biosynthesis.
Storage Conditions
-20°C