Fusaric acid

Fusaric acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
5-Butylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid
Other names
5-Butylpicolinic acid
Fusarinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 536-69-6 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 3324 ☒N
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.859 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-643-0
KEGG
  • C10146 ☒N
MeSH D005669
PubChem CID
  • 3442
UNII
  • JWJ963070N checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID5023085 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-8-5-6-9(10(12)13)11-7-8/h5-7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,13) ☒N
    Key: DGMPVYSXXIOGJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C10H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-8-5-6-9(10(12)13)11-7-8/h5-7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,13)
    Key: DGMPVYSXXIOGJY-UHFFFAOYAD
  • CCCCC1=CN=C(C=C1)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula
C10H13NO2
Molar mass 179.219 g·mol−1
Melting point 97 to 98 °C (207 to 208 °F; 370 to 371 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
picolinic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Fusaric acid is a picolinic acid derivative and an antibiotic (wilting agent) first isolated from the fungus Fusarium heterosporium.[1]

It is typically isolated from various Fusarium species, and has been proposed for a various therapeutic applications. However, it is primarily used as a research tool.

Its mechanism of action is not well understood. It likely inhibits Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (the enzyme that converts dopamine to norepinephrine). It may also have other actions, such as the inhibition of cell proliferation and DNA synthesis. Fusaric acid and analogues also reported as quorum sensing inhibitors.[2]

It is used to make bupicomide.

References

  1. ^ Yabuta et al., J. Agric. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 10, 1059 (1934).
  2. ^ Tung et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.11.044.

External links

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Non-specific
AAADTooltip Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
MAOTooltip Monoamine oxidase
Phenethylamines
(dopamine, epinephrine,
norepinephrine)
PAHTooltip Phenylalanine hydroxylase
THTooltip Tyrosine hydroxylase
DBHTooltip Dopamine beta-monooxygenase
PNMTTooltip Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
  • Inhibitors: CGS-19281A
  • SKF-64139
  • SKF-7698
COMTTooltip Catechol-O-methyl transferase
Tryptamines
(serotonin, melatonin)
TPHTooltip Tryptophan hydroxylase
AANATTooltip Serotonin N-acetyl transferase
ASMTTooltip Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase
Histamine
HDCTooltip Histidine decarboxylase
  • Substrates→Products: L-Histidine→Histamine
HNMTTooltip Histamine N-methyltransferase
  • Substrates→Products: Histamine→N-Methylhistamine
DAOTooltip Diamine oxidase
  • Substrates→Products: Histamine→Imidazole acetic acid
See also: Receptor/signaling modulators • Adrenergics • Dopaminergics • Melatonergics • Serotonergics • Monoamine reuptake inhibitors • Monoamine releasing agents • Monoamine neurotoxins
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