Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Tenuazonic acid is a mycotoxin. It is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by Alternaria (e. g. Alternaria alternata or Alternaria tenuis) and Phoma species. It inhibits the protein synthesis machinery.Tenuazonic acid or 5S6S-3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxypyrrolidone-24-dione is a colorless oil soluble in chloroform and methanol.In 1991 Tenuazonic acid was reported to inhibit skin tumor promotion in mice
