6-Prenylindole

Description: 6-Prenylindole is a bacterial metabolite that has been found in Streptomyces and has antifungal and antimalarial properties.1 It is active against A. brassicicola strain TP-F0423 and F. oxysporum f. sp. tulipae TU-4-2 (15 and 30 µg/disc in the paper disc assay), and also drug-resistant P. falciparum strain K1 (IC50 = 21 µg/ml).2. Target: Others. Smiles: CC(C)=CCc1ccc2cc[nH]c2c1. References: Sasaki, T., Igarashi, Y., Ogawa, M., et al. Identification of 6-prenylindole as an antifungal metabolite of Streptomyces sp. TP-A0595 and synthesis and bioactivity of 6-substituted indoles. J. Antibiot. (Tokyo) 55(11), 1009-1012 (2002).