Nidulin
Nidulin (Methylustin) is a depsidone isolated from a marine fungus Aspergillus unguis. Nidulin shows antifungal and antibacterial against pathogenetic strains, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans with inhibition zones of 9.5 mm, 9.0 mm and 9.0 mm, respectively. Nidulin exhibits potent larvicidality against brine shrimp.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 10089-10-8
- Formula: C20H17Cl3O5
- Molecular Weight:443.70
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
Cellular Effect
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Cell Line
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Type | Value | Description | References |
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| Vero | IC50 |
4.6 μg/mL
Compound: 12
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Cytotoxicity against African green monkey Vero cells by colorimetric assay
Cytotoxicity against African green monkey Vero cells by colorimetric assay
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[PMID: 33861594] |
| Vero | IC50 |
57 μg/mL
Compound: 12
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Cytotoxicity against African green monkey Vero cells incubated for 24 hrs by MTT assay
Cytotoxicity against African green monkey Vero cells incubated for 24 hrs by MTT assay
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[PMID: 33861594] |
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 10089-10-8
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Molecular Weight 443.70
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Formula C20H17Cl3O5
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SMILES
O=C1C2=C(C)C(Cl)=C(O)C(Cl)=C2OC3=C(/C(C)=C/C)C(Cl)=C(OC)C(C)=C3O1
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Synonyms
Methylustin
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
Aspergillus unguis
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Research Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Infectious-disease experiments test how pathogens interact with host barriers, innate immune receptors, inflammatory signaling, pathogen replication, and tissue injury; pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, RIG-I-like receptors, NOD-like receptors, and inflammasomes detect microbial molecules and activate NF-κB, interferon, and cytokine responses. The central hypothesis is that infection severity reflects the balance between pathogen burden and host response: protective inflammation restricts pathogen growth, whereas excessive or mislocalized inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease phenotype. Unresolved questions include which host pathways are protective versus pathogenic, why some infection models fail to translate to human disease, and which combined readouts best predict clinically relevant infection outcomes.
Purity & Documentation
References
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)