Betaenone

Betaenones are phytotoxins found in the fungus Pleospora betae.

[1] The compounds were found to inhibit a variety of protein kinases.

[2] Members of this class of chemical compounds include:

Two further betaenones were found in a species of the fungus Microsphaeropsis, which was isolated from the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba.

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