Monascin

Chemical Information
Monascin is an organic heterotricyclic compound that is 3a,4,8,9a-tetrahydro-2H-furo[3,2-g][2]benzopyran-2,9(3H)-dione that is substituted at positions 3, 6, and 9a by hexanoyl, (1E)-prop-1-en-1-yl and methyl groups, respectively (the 3S,3aR,9aR diastereoisomer). One of the azaphilonoid pigments in extracts of Monascus pilosus-fermented rice (red-mould rice), it is a potent inhibitor of carcinogenesis measured against chemical- or UV-initiated, phorbol-promoted mouse skin tumours. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antilipemic drug, a PPARgamma agonist and a fungal metabolite. It is a polyketide, an organic heterotricyclic compound, a gamma-lactone and an alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone.
| CAS Number | 21516-68-7 |
| PubChem CID | 12118082 |
| IUPAC Name | (3S,3aR,9aR)-3-hexanoyl-9a-methyl-6-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]-3,3a,4,8-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]isochromene-2,9-dione |
| Molecular Formula | C21H26O5 |
| Molecular Weight | 358.4 |
| XLogP | 3.2 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 69.7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 6 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 26 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 727 |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 358.4 |
| XLogP3 | 3.2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 6 |
| Exact Mass | 358.17802393 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 358.17802393 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 69.7 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 26 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 727 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 3 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
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