Ethers ROR' where R has a double bond adjacent to the oxygen of the ether linkage.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone | A naphthoquinone that is naphthalene-1,4-dione substituted by a methoxy group at position 2. It has been isolated from the roots of Rubia yunnanensis. | 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone |
| 5-o-methylembelin | A member of the class of monohydroxy-1,4-benzoquinones that is embelin in which the hydroxy group at position 5 is replaced by a methoxy group. Isolated from Lysimachia punctata and Embelia ribes, it exhibits antileishmanial activity as well as inhibitory activity towards hepatitis C protease. | 5-O-methyl embelin |
| antroquinonol d | An enone that is cyclohex-2-en-1-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4, methoxy groups at positions 2 and 3, a methyl group at position 6 and a (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-yl group at position 5 (the 4R,5R,6R stereoisomer). It is isolated from the solid-state fermented mycelium of the fungus Antrodia camphorata and has been found to exhibit potent cytotoxicity against a number of human cancer cell lines. However, a synthesis-enabled biological re-examination published in 2016, revealed minimal in vitro and in vivo antitumour activity in preclinical models. | antroquinonol |
| azoxystrobin | An aryloxypyrimidine having a 4,6-diphenoxypyrimidine skeleton in which one of the phenyl rings is cyano-substituted at C-2 and the other carries a 2-methoxy-1-(methoxycarbonyl)vinyl substituent, also at C-2. An inhibitor of mitochondrial respiration by blocking electron transfer between cytochromes b and c1, it is used widely as a fungicide in agriculture. | azoxystrobin |
| cephalotaxine | A benzazepine alkaloid isolated from Cephalotaxus harringtonia. | cephalotaxine |
| cystothiazole a | An organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic that is 2,4'-bi-1,3-thiazole substituted by an isopropyl group at position 2' and a 3,5,7-trimethoxy-4-methyl-7-oxohepta-1,5-dien-1-yl group at position 4 (the 2E,4R,5S,6E stereoisomer). It is isolated from the culture broth of myxobacterium, Cystobacter fuscus, and exhibits antifungal and cytotoxic activity. | cystothiazole A |
| drymaritin | An indole alkaloid that is canthin-6-one substituted by a methoxy group at position 4. Isolated from the whole plants of Drymaria diandra, it exhibits anti-HIV activity. | drymaritin |
| elloramycin | A member of the class of tetracenomycins that is 8-demethyltetracenomycin C in which the hydroxyl hydrogens at position 8 and 10 a are replaced by a 2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-L-rhamnosyl and methyl groups respectively. | elloramycin A |
| firocoxib | An enol ether that is the cyclopropylmethyl ether of 3-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-4-[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]furan-2-one. A selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor, it is used in veterinary medicine for the control of pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis in horses and dogs. | firocoxib |
| fluacrypyrim | | fluacrypyrim |
| homoharringtonine | A cephalotaxine-derived alkaloid ester obtained from Cephalotaxus harringtonia; used for the treatment of chronic or accelerated phase chronic myeloid leukaemia. | omacetaxine mepesuccinate |
| mucidin | An enoate ester that is the methyl ester of (2E,3Z,5E)-2-(methoxymethylene)-3-methyl-6-phenylhexa-3,5-dienoic acid. | mucidin |
| picoxystrobin | An enoate ester that is the methyl ester of (2E)-3-methoxy-2-[2-({[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]oxy}methyl)phenyl]prop-2-enoic acid. A cereal fungicide used to control a wide range of diseases including brown rust, tan spot, powdery mildew and net blotch. | picoxystrobin |
| strobilurin b | An enoate ester that is the methyl ester of (2E,3Z,5E)-6-(4-chloro-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methoxymethylene)-3-methylhexa-3,5-dienoic acid. | strobilurin B |