endocrocin
CHEBI:64450 EXACT SEEDED
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A trihydroxyanthraquinone that is 9,10-anthraquinone which is substituted by a carboxy group at position 2, a methyl group at position 3, and hydroxy groups at positions 1, 6, and 8.
Structure
| Standard InChIKey | UZOHDKGTYVTYDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
|---|---|
| SMILES | CC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C(=O)C3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O)C(=O)O |
| Stereochemistry | fully defined |
| Cross-references | pubchem:160483 |
Filing pathway
Polyketides — computed by NPClassifier npclassifier.gnps2.org@2026-09-07, which is why it is pinned rather than recomputed. The gene cluster's asserted class is pks, from MIBiG.
Producer organisms 2
A claim that this taxon makes the compound. The basis says what the evidence addressed — a knockout and a database assertion are not the same claim.
| Taxon | Basis | Cluster | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus fumigatus Af293 NCBITaxon:330879 |
BGC_CHARACTERIZED | mibig:BGC0001118 | PMID:22492455 |
| Claviceps purpurea 20.1 NCBITaxon:1111077 |
SOURCE_ASSERTION | mibig:BGC0001886 | DOI:10.1186/s40694-016-0020-z |
Occurrences 12
Somebody found the compound in this organism and cited it. That is not a claim that the organism makes it, and nothing here promotes one to the other.
| Taxon | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rumex nepalensis NCBITaxon:174652 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1055/S-0030-1249779 |
| Cetraria ornata NCBITaxon:180485 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1248/CPB.20.1082 |
| Cortinarius cardinalis NCBITaxon:183877 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1071/C97154 |
| Talaromyces islandicus NCBITaxon:28573 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.3891/ACTA.CHEM.SCAND.13-0386 |
| Cortinarius sanguineus NCBITaxon:304759 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1515/ZNC-2000-3-410 |
| Cortinarius cinnabarinus NCBITaxon:304808 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1002/CBER.19721050915 |
| Planococcus kraunhiae NCBITaxon:494597 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1271/BBB.100742 |
| Aspergillus amstelodami NCBITaxon:5054 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1248/CPB1953.1.160 |
| Claviceps purpurea NCBITaxon:5111 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1055/S-0028-1100024 |
| Penicillium oxalicum NCBITaxon:69781 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1007/S10600-010-9572-Y |
| Aspergillus fumigatus NCBITaxon:746128 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.1128/AEM.07710-11 |
| Setophoma terrestris NCBITaxon:798162 |
LOTUS | DOI:10.7164/ANTIBIOTICS.32.1256 |
Biosynthetic gene clusters 2
| Accession | Host | Locus evidence | Genome |
|---|---|---|---|
| mibig:BGC0001118 | Aspergillus fumigatus Af293 NCBITaxon:330879 |
CLUSTER_DEMONSTRATED | genbank:CM000172.1 |
| mibig:BGC0001886 | Claviceps purpurea 20.1 NCBITaxon:1111077 |
CLUSTER_UNSTATED | genbank:CAGA01000032.1 |
A locus claim and a taxon claim are different questions. Heterologous expression settles the first and leaves the second where the isolation report left it.
Mechanism & Biosynthesis Overview
Causal graph — biosynthesis 6 nodes, 5 edges
Database-annotated endocrocin genetic associations with sequence-verified Af293 EncA/B/C/D reference proteins. UniProt reports loss after encA/B/C disruption and increased production after encD disruption. These are selected native references, not verified experimental alleles. Primary methods and the experimental-strain mapping remain unresolved; effects are not universal requirements across conditions or alternative pathways. No complete reaction sequence, direct regulation, protein complex, bioactivity target or source-grade upgrade is asserted.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EncA (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_deletion_associated_loss_of | Endocrocin production in the database-reported genetic context | The node is a selected native Af293 protein reference for the named gene. The edge is a database-reported genetic phenotype, not the direct molecular action of the canonical protein or proof that the experimental allele is identical to Af293. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4W944/entry |
| EncB (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_deletion_associated_loss_of | Endocrocin production in the database-reported genetic context | The node is a selected native Af293 protein reference for the named gene. The edge is a database-reported genetic phenotype, not the direct molecular action of the canonical protein or proof that the experimental allele is identical to Af293. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4W945/entry |
| EncC (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_deletion_associated_loss_of | Endocrocin production in the database-reported genetic context | The node is a selected native Af293 protein reference for the named gene. The edge is a database-reported genetic phenotype, not the direct molecular action of the canonical protein or proof that the experimental allele is identical to Af293. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/A4DA85/entry |
| EncD (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_deletion_associated_increase_in | Endocrocin production in the database-reported genetic context | The node is a selected native Af293 protein reference for the named gene. The edge is a database-reported genetic phenotype, not the direct molecular action of the canonical protein or proof that the experimental allele is identical to Af293. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4W946/entry |
| Endocrocin production in the database-reported genetic context | produces | Endocrocin | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4W944/entry
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Every edge carries its own citation; an uncited edge is refused by the corpus tests.
Causal graph — biosynthesis 6 nodes, 5 edges
Database-annotated endocrocin associations with sequence-verified native Af293 LaeA, CsdA and LaeB references, not verified experimental alleles. LaeA deletion is reported to reduce production. CsdA and LaeB have unsigned regulatory associations only; fumiquinazoline C phenotypes and similarity-derived splicing details are not transferred to endocrocin. Separate process nodes preserve distinct source contexts. No direct binding, complex stoichiometry, exact catalytic step, universal essentiality, virulence mechanism or producer-grade upgrade is asserted.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Notes | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaeA (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_deletion_associated_reduction_in | Endocrocin production in the database-reported LaeA context | Selected native Af293 reference, not a verified experimental allele. The predicate records the scope of the database annotation, not a demonstrated direct molecular action. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4WRY5/entry |
| CsdA (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_regulatory_association_with | Endocrocin production in the database-reported CsdA/LaeB context | Selected native Af293 reference, not a verified experimental allele. The predicate records the scope of the database annotation, not a demonstrated direct molecular action. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4WE89/entry |
| LaeB (Af293 reference) | has_database_annotated_regulatory_association_with | Endocrocin production in the database-reported CsdA/LaeB context | Selected native Af293 reference, not a verified experimental allele. The predicate records the scope of the database annotation, not a demonstrated direct molecular action. | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4WUK4/entry |
| Endocrocin production in the database-reported LaeA context | produces | Endocrocin | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4WRY5/entry
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| Endocrocin production in the database-reported CsdA/LaeB context | produces | Endocrocin | https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q4WUK4/entry
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Every edge carries its own citation; an uncited edge is refused by the corpus tests.
Explore across X-Mech
Open questions 3
shared-structure — This structure is reported by more than one MIBiG entry: BGC0001118, BGC0001886. Confirm they describe the same compound rather than an upstream cross-reference error.
curator-endocrocin-enc-reference-and-experimental-limits — Which experimental strains and native reactions support the Enc associations and the imported Af293 producer grade?
curator-endocrocin-global-regulator-limits — Which experimental alleles, conditions and endocrocin-specific effects support the global-regulator annotations?
Provenance
| Source concept | Source | Version |
|---|---|---|
| BGC0001118 | MIBIG | 5 |
| BGC0001886 | MIBIG | 2 |
| CHEBI:64450 | CHEBI | 3-star |
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