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| C63H95ClO21 | |
| Molar mass | 1223.88 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Altohyrtin A (spongistatin 1, cinachyrolide A) [1] is a polyether macrolide originally isolated from the Okinawan marine sponge Hyrtios altum by Kobayashi et al. in 1993, [2] It was also found in a Indian species of Spongia by Pettit et al, [3] and in a Japanese species of Cinachyra by Fusetani et al. [4] It has potent anti-cancer activity.
Altohyrtin A binds to the maytansine/rhizoxin site on microtubules. [5]
While a producer organism for Altohyrtin A has never been isolated in pure culture, the structural features of Altohyrtin A, such as the 'odd-even' rule of methylation, and the abundance of oxygen heterocycles, suggest it is a product of dinoflagellate polyether metabolism. [6] Alternatively, it may be bacterial in origin. [1]