Xanthyletin

Xanthyletin is a coumarin isolated from Stauranthus perforatus, with anti-tumor and anti-bacterial activities. Xanthyletin also inhibits symbiotic fungus cultivated by leaf-cutting ants[1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[553-19-5]

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H315, H319

Target

Fungal

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Cancer; Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Xanthyletin.html

Purity

98.58

Solubility

DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

Smiles

O=C(O1)C=CC(C1=C2)=CC3=C2OC(C)(C)C=C3

Molecular Formula

C14H12O3

Molecular Weight

228.24

Precautions

H315, H319

References & Citations

[1]Cazal Cde M, et al. Isolation of xanthyletin, an inhibitor of ants' symbiotic fungus, by high-speed counter-current chromatography. J Chromatogr A. 2009 May 8;1216 (19) :4307-12.|[2]Marizete F. P. Godoy, et al. Inhibition of the symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants by coumarins. J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 16 (2005), p. 669.