Monic Acid A

• Catalog No.: M520500
• CAS Number: 66262-68-8
• M. F.: C17H28O7
• M. W.: 344.40002

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (2E)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-{[(2S,3S)-3-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxybutan-2-yl]oxiran-2-yl]methyl}oxan-2-yl]-3-methylbut-2-enoic acid
• IUPAC Traditional name: (2E)-4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-{[(2S,3S)-3-[(2S,3S)-3-hydroxybutan-2-yl]oxiran-2-yl]methyl}oxan-2-yl]-3-methylbut-2-enoic acid
• Synonyms: Monic Acid; [2E,8[2S,3S(1S,2S)]]-5,9-anhydro-2,3,4,8-tetradeoxy-8-[[3-(2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl)oxiranyl]methyl]-3-methyl-L-talo-non-2-enonic Acid; (2E)-5,9-Anhydro-2,3,4,8-tetradeoxy-8-[[(2S,3S)-3-[(1S,2S)-2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl]oxiranyl]methyl]-3-methyl-L-talo-non-2-enonic Acid

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 66262-68-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

Monic Acid A is the major metabolite of the antibiotic Mupirocin (M794000). Monic Acid A is also used in the preparation of cereal herbicide and mycoplasma inhibitors.

REFERENCES

• Kudoh, S. et al.: Kuromatogurafi, 13, 269 (1992)
• Bryan, I.B. et al.: Brighton Crop Prot. Conf. Weeds, 2, 725 (1992)
• Banks, R. et al.: J. Antibiot., 41, 609 (1992)