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- (+)-2-(10,12-dihydroxy-3,6,11-trioxo-3,4,6,11-tetrahydro-1H-naphtho[2,3-g]isochromen-1-yl)acetamide
- (+)-3,4,6,11-tetrahydro-10,12-dihydroxy-3,6,11-trioxo-1H-anthra[2,3-c]pyran-1-acetamide
- (+)-ekatetrone
- 1,8-dihydroxy-2-(1'-hydroxy-2'-carbamoyl)ethyl-9,10-anthraquinone-3-acetic acid lactone
- ekatetron
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| Definition: |
An organic heterotetracyclic compound that is 1,8-dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone which is substituted at position 2 and 3 by 3-amino-1-hydroxy-3-oxopropyl and carboxymethyl groups, respectively, in which the hydroxy group beta- to the carboxamide has undergone formal condensation with the carboxy group to give the corresponding delta-lactone. Isolated from various strains of Kitasatospora aureofaciens (Streptomyces aureofaciens), it inhibits the growth of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in vitro.
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