Adipostatin A

Adipostatin A
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
5-Pentadecylbenzene-1,3-diol
Other names
Cardol
5-n- pentadecylcatechol Pentadecylresorcinol
5-Pentadecylresorcinol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.019.636
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-19-16-20(22)18-21(23)17-19/h16-18,22-23H,2-15H2,1H3
    Key: KVVSCMOUFCNCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C21H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-19-16-20(22)18-21(23)17-19/h16-18,22-23H,2-15H2,1H3
    Key: KVVSCMOUFCNCGX-UHFFFAOYAU
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)O
Properties
C21H36O2
Molar mass 320.517 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Adipostatin A is an alkylresorcinol, a type of phenolic lipids composed of long aliphatic chains and phenolic rings. Chemically, it is similar in structure to urushiol, the irritant found in poison ivy.

Adipostatin A can be found in Ginkgo biloba fruits as well as in Streptomyces cyaneus. It is also found in cashew nutshell liquid (Anacardium occidentale), in Anacardium othonianum and in Ardisia elliptica.

It is an inhibitor of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.