CHEBI:8908 - rubrofusarin

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ChEBI Name rubrofusarin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:8908
Definition A member of the class of benzochromenones that is benzo[g]chromen-4-one carrying two additional hydroxy substituents at positions 5 and 6 as well as methyl and methoxy substituents at positions 2 and 8 respectively. An orange polyketide pigment that is a common intermediate in many different fungal biosynthetic pathways.
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Biological Role(s): fungal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
biological pigment
An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
EC 1.14.18.1 (tyrosinase) inhibitor
Any EC 1.14.18.* (oxidoreductase acting on paired donors, miscellaneous compound as one donor, incorporating 1 atom of oxygen) inhibitor that interferes with the action of tyrosinase (monophenol monooxygenase), EC 1.14.18.1, an enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of phenols (such as tyrosine) and is widespread in plants and animals.
Related Structures
rubrofusarin is a Functional Parent of
rubrofusarin B
Mass : 286.280
Formula : C16H14O5
133805
rubrofusarin is a Conjugate Acid of
rubrofusarin(1-)
Mass : 271.249
Formula : C15H11O5
145894
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