Organic Chemical
tenuazonic acid
Subclass of:
Pyrrolidinones; Mycotoxins
Definitions related to tenuazonic acid:
  • 3-Acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one. A metabolite found in a strain of the fungus Alternaria tenuis Auct. which functions as an antibiotic with antiviral and antineoplastic properties, and may also act as a mycotoxin.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A mycotoxin produced by species in the genus Alternaria and potent eukaryotic protein synthesis inhibitor.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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