Aureothin

Aureothin is a C-nitro compound that is (3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-ylidene]tetrahydrofuran which is substituted by a 6-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-2-yl group at position 5. It is isolated from the soil bacterium, Streptomyces thioluteus and exhibits antitumor, antifungal, and insecticidal activities. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an antiparasitic agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antifungal agent, an EC 1.6.5.3 [NADH:ubiquinone reductase (H(+)-translocating)] inhibitor and a bacterial metabolite. It is a member of 4-pyranones, a ketene acetal, a member of oxolanes, a C-nitro compound and an olefinic compound. It is functionally related to a deoxyaureothin.