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tauranin

antineoplastic from Phyllosticta spinarum, a fungal strain endophytic in Platycladus orientalis of the Sonoran Desert; structure in first source

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Hydrocarbons: 1713
  - Terpenes: 1461
    - Sesquiterpenes: 1370
      - tauranin: 2
- Quinones: 434
  - tauranin: 2

Experts

1.	Akita, Hiroyuki: 1 article (10/2009)
2.	Fujii, Mikio: 1 article (10/2009)
3.	Ishii, Sadayuki: 1 article (10/2009)
4.	Arnold, A Elizabeth: 1 article (02/2008)
5.	Gunatilaka, A A Leslie: 1 article (02/2008)
6.	Gunatilaka, Malkanthi K: 1 article (02/2008)
7.	Marron, Marilyn T: 1 article (02/2008)
8.	Paranagama, Priyani A: 1 article (02/2008)
9.	Wijeratne, E M Kithsiri: 1 article (02/2008)

Related Diseases

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Neoplasms (Cancer)

02/01/2008 - "All compounds were evaluated for inhibition of cell proliferation in a panel of five cancer cell lines, and only tauranin ( 2) showed activity. "
10/01/2009 - "First syntheses of sesquiterpene quinones (-)-tauranin and (-)-BE-40644 which exhibited strong cytotoxicity against several cancer cell lines, were achieved from (8aS)-albicanol obtained by enzymatic optical resolution. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Sesquiterpenes
2.	Quinones