Xenobiotic
Record Information
Version2.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-15 08:41:30 UTC
Update Date2025-10-07 16:06:50 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0018515
Metabolite Identification
Common NameAtromentin
DescriptionAtromentin is a p-terphenyl derivative belonging to the class of quinones. Its chemical structure features a complex arrangement of phenolic units, which are characterized by a distinctive three-ring system. Atromentin is biosynthesized through pathways involving terphenylquinone formation, where gene deletion studies have demonstrated its reductive dehydration, followed by O-methylation and prenylation (PMID:37607357 ). This compound has been identified in various fungal species, such as Aspergillus niger, where it coexists with other metabolites like fonsecin B and rubrofusarin (PMID:39130166 ). The evolutionary origin of atromentin synthetases has been explored, revealing that they evolved independently from those producing polyporic acid, despite sharing a similar catalytic mechanism (PMID:37400920 ). Additionally, targeted mutagenesis has shown that modifications in the adenylation domains can lead to bifunctional synthetases capable of producing both atromentin and polyporic acid (PMID:37400920 ). The compound has also been annotated in various studies alongside other metabolites, highlighting its prominence in the chemical diversity of fungal extracts (PMID:35113221 ; PMID:30527997 ).
Structure
SynonymsNot Available
Molecular FormulaC18H12O6
Average Mass324.288
Monoisotopic Mass324.063388106
IUPAC Name2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
Traditional Nameatromentin
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
OC1=CC=C(C=C1)C1=C(O)C(=O)C(=C(O)C1=O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C18H12O6/c19-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13-15(21)17(23)14(18(24)16(13)22)10-3-7-12(20)8-4-10/h1-8,19-21,24H
InChI KeyFKQQKMGWCJGUCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N