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Gliotoxin

from Gliocladium fimbriatum, ≥98% (HPLC), powder, immunomodulating agent

Synonym(s):

Aspergillin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H14N2O4S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
326.39
Beilstein:
50675
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Gliotoxin from Gliocladium fimbriatum,

Quality Level

antibiotic activity spectrum

viruses

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes
enzyme | inhibits

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)[C@]23CC4=CC=C[C@H](O)[C@H]4N2C(=O)[C@@]1(CO)SS3

InChI

1S/C13H14N2O4S2/c1-14-10(18)12-5-7-3-2-4-8(17)9(7)15(12)11(19)13(14,6-16)21-20-12/h2-4,8-9,16-17H,5-6H2,1H3/t8-,9-,12+,13+/m0/s1

InChI key

FIVPIPIDMRVLAY-RBJBARPLSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: epipolythiodioxopiperazine
Gliotoxin is the mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus fumigatus (AF). It is a hydrophobic metabolite of 326 Da.

Application

Gliotoxin has been used for performing cytotoxicity tests in adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial (A549) cell lines.
Noncompetitive inhibitor of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome in vitro.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gliotoxin is associated with immunosuppression. It is an antiphagocytic and immunomodulating agent that acts by blocking membrane thiol groups. It is implicated in the pathophysiology of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and impacts functional T-cell responses. Gliotoxin in observed in the sera of cancer patients with IA infection.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Aspergillus fumigatus suppresses the human cellular immune response via gliotoxin-mediated apoptosis of monocytes
Stanzani M, et al.
Blood, 105(6), 2258 -22265 (2005)
Detection of gliotoxin in experimental and human aspergillosis
Lewis RE, et al.
Infection and Immunity, 73(1), 635 -6637 (2005)
Gliotoxin and related epipolythiodioxopiperazines
Waring P and Beaver J
General Pharmacology, 27(8), 1311-1316 (1996)
On the cytotoxicity of some microbial volatile organic compounds as studied in the human lung cell line A549
Kreja L and Seidel HJ
Chemosphere, 49(1), 105 -1110 (2002)
Aspergillus mycotoxins and their effect on the host
Kamei K and Watanabe A
Medical Mycology, 43(sup1), 95 -999 (2005)

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