Bischloroanthrabenzoxocinone((-)BABX)isaselectiveinhibitorofTypeIIfattyacidsynthesis(FASII).BABXshowedIC50valuesof11.4and35.3µg/mlintheS.aureusandE.coliFASIIassays,respectively,withcomparableantibacterialactivities.FASIIisessentialtobacterialcellvi
lityandisapromisingtargetforthedevelopmentofnovelantibiotics.
CASNumber
866022-28-8
MolecularFormula
C28H24O7Cl2
MolecularWeight
542.1
MechanismofAction
BABXhasbeenshowntoinhibitagoNISTbindingtoLiverXreceptors(LXR).ThesereceptorsregulatetheexpressionoftheABCA1gene,whichmediatestheeffluxofcholesterolfromcells.
StorageConditions
-20°C