Latrunculin B

Description: Latrunculin B, an alkaloid from the Red Sea sponge, is an actin polymerization inhibitor with antifungal and antiprotozoal activity.Latrunculin B modulates the electrophysiological characteristics of the pulmonary veins and attenuates the occurrence of torsade de pointes, and may be used in the study of glaucoma in adolescents. Target: Antifungal. Smiles: C[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2C[C@H](C[C@@](O)(O2)[C@@H]2CSC(=O)N2)OC(=O)\C=C(C)/CC\C=C/1. References: Diaa T A Youssef, et al. Magnificines A and B, Antimicrobial Marine Alkaloids Featuring a Tetrahydrooxazolo[3,2-a]azepine-2,5( 3H,6H)-dione Backbone from the Red Sea Sponge Negombata magnifica. Mar Drugs. 2021 Apr 12,19(4):214.