Cycloaspeptide A

Trivial name:

1,​4,​7,​10,​13-​Benzopentaazacyclohe​xadecine, cyclic peptide deriv.; Cycloaspeptide A

Systematic name:

Cyclo(L-​alanyl-​N-​methyl-​L-​phenylalanyl-​L-​leucyl-​N-​methyl-​L-​tyrosyl-​2-​aminobenzoyl)

Molecular formulae: 

C₃₆ H₄₃ N₅ O₆

Molecular weight: 641.8

Chemical abstract number: 109171-13-3

Literature reference:

• Studies on fungal products. XI. Isolation and structures of novel cyclic pentapeptides from Aspergillus sp. NE-​45. Kobayashi, Reiji; Samejima, Yuji; Nakajima, Shoichi; Kawai, Kenichi; Udagawa, Shunichi. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1987), 35(4), 1347-52.

References URL: 

• https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb1958/35/4/35_4_1347/_article/-char/ja/
• https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/cycloaspeptide-A

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/aspergillus-species-not-defined

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