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Tentoxin from Alternaria tenuis

Naturally occurring phytotoxic cyclic tetrapeptide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H30N4O4
CAS Number:
28540-82-1
Molecular Weight:
414.50
MDL number:
MFCD00133844
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24900492
NACRES:
NA.56

biological source

fungus (Alternaria tenuis)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)CC1NC(=O)C(C)N(C)C(=O)CNC(=O)\C(=C/c2ccccc2)N(C)C1=O

InChI

1S/C22H30N4O4/c1-14(2)11-17-22(30)26(5)18(12-16-9-7-6-8-10-16)21(29)23-13-19(27)25(4)15(3)20(28)24-17/h6-10,12,14-15,17H,11,13H2,1-5H3,(H,23,29)(H,24,28)/b18-12-/t15-,17-/m0/s1

InChI key

SIIRBDOFKDACOK-LFXZBHHUSA-N

General description

Tentoxin is a majorly occurring cyclic tetrapeptide mycotoxin that is excreted by the Alternaria fungal species like Alternaria alternata and Alternaria tenuis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

It induces chlorosis in germinating seedlings of many dicotyledonous plants. Tentoxin has been postulated to inhibit cyclic photophosphorylation by acting as an energy transfer inhibitor at the terminal steps of ATP synthesis and to target the F1 moiety of photosynthetic H+-ATPases. A kinetic analysis of the action of tentoxin on the chloroplast F1 H+-ATPase (CF1) portion of chloroplast ATP synthase has been reported.
Tentoxin is phytotoxic, which induces chlorosis in plant leaves and germinating seedlings. It also halts photophosphorylation by inhibiting chloroplastic ATP synthase. Tentoxin over energizes thylakoids and is converted to isotentoxin by UV irradiation.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C Sigalat et al.
FEBS letters, 368(2), 253-256 (1995-07-17)
The effect of tentoxin at high concentrations was investigated in thylakoids and proteoliposomes containing bacteriorhodopsin and CF0CF1. Venturicidin-sensitive ATP hydrolysis, ATP-generated delta pH and ATP synthesis were practically 100% inhibited at 2 microM tentoxin, and restored to various extents beyond
Inhibition of photophosphorylation by tentoxin, a cyclic tetrapeptide.
C J Arntzen
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 283(3), 539-542 (1972-12-14)
Feng He et al.
Biochemistry, 47(2), 836-844 (2007-12-21)
Two highly conserved amino acid residues, an arginine and a glutamine, located near the C-terminal end of the gamma subunit, form a "catch" by hydrogen bonding with residues in an anionic loop on one of the three catalytic beta subunits
J Santolini et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 274(2), 849-858 (1999-01-05)
The mechanism of action of tentoxin on the soluble part (chloroplast F1 H+-ATPase; CF1) of chloroplast ATP synthase was analyzed in the light of new kinetic and equilibrium experiments. Investigations were done regarding the functional state of the enzyme (activation
Stephen O Duke et al.
Toxins, 3(8), 1038-1064 (2011-11-10)
Some of the most potent phytotoxins are synthesized by microbes. A few of these share molecular target sites with some synthetic herbicides, but many microbial toxins have unique target sites with potential for exploitation by the herbicide industry. Compounds from
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