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a-factor (streptomyces)

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Description

A-factor (Streptomyces): specific bioregulator of Streptomyces griseus; Don't confuse with A factor pheromone [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

A-factor : A mixture of two twelve membered polypeptides having sequences of Tyr-Ile-Ile-Lys-Gly-Val-Phe-Trp-Asp-Pro-Ala-Cys and Tyr-Ile-Ile-Lys-Gly-Val-Phe-Trp-Asp-Pro-Ala-Cys. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

(3R,4R)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(6-methylheptanoyl)oxolan-2-one : A butan-4-olide that is gamma-butyrolactone with a 6-methylheptanoyl substituent at position 3 and a hydroxymethyl substituent at position 4 (the 3R,4R-stereoisomer). [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID13289606
CHEBI ID73982
MeSH IDM0083931

Synonyms (9)

Synonym
a factor
a-factor (lactone)
a-factor (streptomyces)
51311-41-2
a-factor
(3r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(6-methylheptanoyl)oxolan-2-one
3beta-(6-methylheptanoyl)-4alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5-dihydrofuran-2(3h)-one
CHEBI:73982
(3r,4r)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(6-methylheptanoyl)dihydrofuran-2(3h)-one
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
metaboliteAny intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
butan-4-olideAny gamma-lactone having the lactone moiety derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid.
primary alcoholA primary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxy group, -OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has either three hydrogen atoms attached to it or only one other carbon atom and two hydrogen atoms attached to it.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (83)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199018 (21.69)18.7374
1990's33 (39.76)18.2507
2000's25 (30.12)29.6817
2010's4 (4.82)24.3611
2020's3 (3.61)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews16 (16.67%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other80 (83.33%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]