AntibioticMech

aureoquinone

CHEBI:65458 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A naphthoquinone that is 1,4-naphthoquinone substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 2, 5, 7,and 8 and methyl groups at positions 3 and 6. It is isolated from surface cultures of Aureobasidium and acts as a protease inhibitor. — ChEBI

Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

• CHEBI:132157 CHEBI:132157
• CHEBI:33853 CHEBI:33853

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties

Molecular formula	C12H10O6
Charge	0
Average mass	250.206 Da
Monoisotopic mass	250.04774 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	REESKGYZXCEZKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(O)C(=O)c2c(O)c(O)c(C)c(O)c2C1=O

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H10O6/c1-3-7(13)5-6(11(17)9(3)15)12(18)10(16)4(2)8(5)14/h13,15-17H,1-2H3

Also called

• 2,5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-3,6-dimethylnaphthalene-1,4-dione (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

• patent:DE10349512
• reaxys:2588151

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

• CHEBI:33282 CHEBI:33282

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record

Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
CHEBI	CHEBI:65458	aureoquinone	antibioticmech:chebi-68ffc35591	2026-08-30

Curation history

1. SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)

2. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

3. RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources

   Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

Provenance

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