| Literature DB >> 11354679 |
G Wille1, P Mayser, W Thoma, T Monsees, A Baumgart, H J Schmitz, D Schrenk, K Polborn, W Steglich.
Abstract
The yeast Malassezia furfur converts tryptophan into several indole compounds. One of these, malassezin, was identified as 2-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (1). It was synthesized from N-Boc-indole-3-carbaldehyde in five steps with 12% overall yield. The compound easily cyclizes to indolo[3,2-b]carbazole (7) which is known to interact with the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AHR). Similarly, malassezin was found to induce cytochrome P450 as an agonist of AHR (EC50 = 1.57 microM) in rat hepatocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11354679 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00319-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem ISSN: 0968-0896 Impact factor: 3.641