Cryptoechinuline B

Trivial name:

1,​4-​Diazaspiro[5.5]​undecane, benzaldehyde deriv.; Alkaloid E 6, from Aspergillus amstelodami; Cryptoechinuline B

Systematic name:

Benzaldehyde, 2-​[2-​[3-​[[2-​(1,​1-​dimethyl-​2-​propenyl)​-​6-​(3-​methyl-​2-​butenyl)​-​1H-​indol-​3-​yl]​methylene]​-​10-​methyl-​2,​5-​dioxo-​1,​4-​diazaspiro[5.5]​undec-​8-​en-​7-​yl]​ethenyl]​-​3,​6-​dihydroxy-​5-​(3-​methyl-​2-​butenyl)​- (9CI)

Molecular formulae: 

C₄₃ H₄₉ N₃ O₅

Molecular weight: 687.9

Chemical abstract number: 58098-51-4

Literature reference:

• New minor metabolites as Aspergillus amstelodami. Cardillo, Rosanna; Fuganti, Claudio; Ghiringhelli, Dario; Grasselli, Piero. Chimica e l’Industria (Milan, Italy) (1975), 57(10), 678-9.
  Structure determination of two extractives from Aspergillus amstelodami by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Gatti, Giuseppe; Cardillo, Rosanna; Fuganti, Claudio; Ghiringhelli, Dario. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1976), (12), 435-6.

References URL: 

• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1976/C3/c39760000435#!divAbstract
• https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Cryptoechinuline-B

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-amstelodami

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