Des-O-methylolivoretin C is a new member of the teleocidin class of tumor promoters.
Des-O-methylolivoretin C, a demethylated form of olivoretin C, is a naturally occurring compound in Streptomyces mediocidicus and Streptoverticillium olivoreticuli. Des-O-methylolivoretin C is a regioisomer of teleocidin B, which has the same activity as teleocidin. The tumor-promoting activity of des-O-methylolivoretin C was studied in a two-stage carcinogenesis experiment on mouse skin in comparison with that of teleocidin. Treatments with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) plus des-O-methylolivoretin C and DMBA plus teleocidin induced tumors in 63.3% and 84.6% of the mice, respectively, in week 30. The difference in the tumor-promoting activities of des-O-methylolivoretin C and teleocidin is presumably related to the regioisomeric difference in the cyclohexene ring.
D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens; D005260:Female; D008235:Lyngbya Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D002273:Carcinogens; D008235:Lyngbya Toxins; C022176:teleocidins; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; C049000:des-O-methylolivoretin C