Curvularinisa12-memberedmacrocycliclactoneincorporatingaresorcinylmoiety,producedbyanumberoffungalspeciesincludingCurvularia,PenicilliumandAlternaria.Curvularinexhibitsadistinctlydifferent
cicolandLLZ1640-2.Curvularininhibitscelldivisionbydisruptingmitoticspindleformationandisknowntobephytotoxic.
Curvularinissolublein ethanol,methanol,DMFandDMSO.
CASNumber
10140-70-2
MolecularFormula
C16H20O5
MolecularWeight
292.3
MechanismofAction
Curvularininhibitscelldivisionbydisruptingmitoticspindleformationandisknowntobephytotoxic.Morerecentinvestigationshaveshownthatcurvularinisahighlyselectivetranscription-basedinhibitorofiNOS-dependentNOproduction,actingontheJanustyrosinekinase-STATpathway.
StorageConditions
-20°C