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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C33H44O8
Molecular Weight 568.6977
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 9 / 9
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of HELVOLIC ACID

SMILES

[H][C@@]12CC[C@@]3([H])[C@@]4(C)C=CC(=O)[C@@H](C)[C@]4([H])[C@H](OC(C)=O)C(=O)[C@]3(C)[C@@]1(C)C[C@H](OC(C)=O)\C2=C(\CCC=C(C)C)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=MDFZYGLOIJNNRM-OAJDADRGSA-N
InChI=1S/C33H44O8/c1-17(2)10-9-11-21(30(38)39)26-22-12-13-25-31(6)15-14-23(36)18(3)27(31)28(41-20(5)35)29(37)33(25,8)32(22,7)16-24(26)40-19(4)34/h10,14-15,18,22,24-25,27-28H,9,11-13,16H2,1-8H3,(H,38,39)/b26-21-/t18-,22+,24+,25+,27-,28+,31-,32+,33-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C33H44O8
Molecular Weight 568.6977
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 8 / 9
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27876600 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27373660

Helvolic acid is a mycotoxin with antibacterial activity that shows broad activity against Gram positive and negative bacteria. For example Helvolic acid showed potent inhibitory effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values of 5.8 and 4.6ug/mL, respectively. It is a steroidal triterpene that is an inhibitor of the protein biosynthesis through archeal EF-2 (elongation factor 2). Shows antioxidant effects. Helvolic acid also showed in vitro antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei. It showed inhibitory activity against Candida albicans and Plasmodium falciparum.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Helvolic Acid Helvolic acid was initially known also as fumigacin, it was isolated by Waksman et al. (1943)

Approval Year

TargetsConditions
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Helvolic acid, an antibacterial nortriterpenoid from a fungal endophyte, Xylaria sp. of orchid Anoectochilus setaceus endemic to Sri Lanka.
2014 Mar
In Vitro Antitrypanosomal Activity of the Secondary Metabolites from the Mutant Strain IU-3 of the Insect Pathogenic Fungus Ophiocordyceps coccidiicola NBRC 100683.
2016
Antimicrobial metabolites from the plant endophytic fungus Penicillium sp.
2017 Jan
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Patents

Sample Use Guides

Doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg/day helvolic acid did not exert significant antitumor activity. Co-administration of 10 mg/kg/day helvolic acid and 20 mg/kg/day cyclophosphamide (CTX) - showed promising antitumor activity
Route of Administration: Oral
Helvolic acid was shown to inhibit C. albicans with MIC 31.5 ug/mL
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
HELVOLIC ACID
MI  
Common Name English
FUMIGACIN
Common Name English
29-NORDAMMARA-1,17(20),24-TRIEN-21-OIC ACID, 6,16-BIS(ACETYLOXY)-3,7-DIOXO-, (4.ALPHA.,6.BETA.,8.ALPHA.,9.BETA.,13.ALPHA.,14.BETA.,16.BETA.,17Z)-
Common Name English
HELVOLIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
(Z)-6.BETA.,16.BETA.-DIHYDROXY-3,7-DIOXO-29-NOR-8.ALPHA.,9.BETA.,13.ALPHA.,14.BETA.-DAMMARA-1,17(20),24-TRIEN-21-OIC ACID DIACETATE
Common Name English
NSC-319943
Code English
Code System Code Type Description
NSC
319943
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CHEBI
62460
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CAS
29400-42-8
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID20101787
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MERCK INDEX
m5938
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FDA UNII
MZX54GS8AH
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PUBCHEM
3002143
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