9-Methylstreptimidoneisastraightchainmemberoftheglutarimidefamily,isolatedfromanumberofspeciesofStreptomycesandfirstreportedin1974.Methylstreptimidoneexhibitsantifungalandprophylacticantiviralactivity.Methylstreptimidonehasalsobeenshowntobeaninhibitorofthenuclearfactor,NF-
B.
9-Methylstreptimidoneissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Limitedwatersolubility.
CASNumber
51867-94-8
MolecularFormula
C17H25NO4
MolecularWeight
307.4
MechanismofAction
TheantiviralactivityappearstobeduetoitsABIlitytoinducetheproductionofinterferon.
StorageConditions
-20°C