Dysidazirine
Natural chemical compound
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Dysidazirine is an organic compound with formula C19H33NO2. It was discovered as a natural product in 1988 in the marine sponge Dysidea fragilis.[1] Chemically, it is a 2H-azirine derivative.
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| IUPAC name
Methyl (2S)-3-[(E)-pentadec-1-enyl]-2H-azirine-2-carboxylate | |
| Other names
(R)-Dysidazirine; (R)-(-)-dysidazirine | |
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| C19H33NO2 | |
| Molar mass | 307.478 g·molâ1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dysidazirine synthesis was reported for the first time in 1995.[2]
Dysidazirine kills the yeasts Candida albicans and Sacharamyces cerevisiae in vitro.[3] It also stops HCT-116 human colon cancer cells from growing.[1]
