Fusaric acid

Fusaric acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-Butylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid
	Other names 5-Butylpicolinic acid; Fusarinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	536-69-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	3324 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.859
EC Number	208-643-0;
KEGG	C10146 ;
MeSH	D005669
PubChem CID	3442;
UNII	JWJ963070N ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5023085 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-8-5-6-9(10(12)13)11-7-8/h5-7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,13) Key: DGMPVYSXXIOGJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C10H13NO2/c1-2-3-4-8-5-6-9(10(12)13)11-7-8/h5-7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,12,13) Key: DGMPVYSXXIOGJY-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES CCCCC1=CN=C(C=C1)C(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H13NO2
Molar mass	179.219 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline powder, off-white to faint yellow
Density	1.1248 g/cm^3
Melting point	97 to 98 °C (207 to 208 °F; 370 to 371 K)
Boiling point	311.75 °C (593.15 °F; 584.90 K)
Solubility	ethanol: 50 mg/mL
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Related compounds
Related compounds	picolinic acid
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Fusaric acid (FA), also known as 5-butylpicolinic acid, is a unique mycotoxin produced as a secondary metabolite by many Fusarium species. Other mycotoxins are usually only produced by a few Fusarium species . It is a phytotoxin that interacts with plants and microbes in a non-specific way . There is already evidence of it being toxic for animals . Other studies have focused on the pharmacological opportunities for fusaric acid . Even more research was done showing the antibacterial and antifungal opportunities . Its first discovery was in a laboratory culture of Fusarium heterosporum in 1934 by Yabuta .