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Gliotoxin

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Definition: A fungal toxin produced by various species of Trichoderma, Gladiocladium fimbriatum, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Penicillium. It is used as an immunosuppressive agent.  /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS;/biosyn permitted if by fungus   
Pharmacological Action Immunosuppressive Agents 		Other names Gliotoxins; Aspergillin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
dehydroxybisdethiobis(methylthio)gliotoxin  0   *Gliotoxin. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2006 Apr;59(4):248-50
methylthiogliotoxin  0   Gliotoxin/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Pharm Res 2001 Oct;24(5):397-401
gliotoxin fluorocitrate  0   *Citrates Gliotoxin/*analogs & derivatives. J Neurophysiol 1997 Jul;78(1):295-307
KT 7595  0   Gliotoxin/*analogs & derivatives. Br J Cancer 1997;76(8):1001-10
bisdethiobis(methylthio)gliotoxin  74149-38-5 Pyrazino(1,2-a)indole-1,4-dione, 2,3,5a,6,10,10a-hexahydro-6-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-3,10a-bis(methylthio)-, (3R-(3alpha,5abeta,6beta,10aalpha))  Gliotoxin/*analogs & derivatives. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1986;34(1):340
dehydrogliotoxin  1668-07-1   Gliotoxin/*analogs & derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 95(19):6492;1973

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