Isofuranonaphthoquinone produced by an Actinoplanes isolate

J Nat Prod. 2009 Jun;72(6):1213-5. doi: 10.1021/np8005716.

Abstract

A new isofuranonaphthoquinone, 7,8-dihydroxy-1-methylnaphtho[2,3-c]furan-4,9-dione, was isolated from cultures of an Actinoplanes isolate obtained using an in situ diffusion technology that facilitates the isolation of soil microorganisms. This compound was demonstrated to have the ability to complex Fe(III). The structure was determined on the basis of spectroscopic data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetales / chemistry*
  • Furans / chemistry
  • Furans / isolation & purification*
  • Iron / chemistry
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Naphthoquinones / isolation & purification*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Soil Microbiology

Substances

  • 7,8-dihydroxy-1-methylnaphtho(2,3-c)furan-4,9-dione
  • Furans
  • Naphthoquinones
  • Iron