Ageliferin

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Ageliferin
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style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers
CAS number 117417-64-8
style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties
Molecular formula C22H24Br2N10O2
Molar mass 620.3 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Ageliferin is a chemical compound produced by some sponges. It was first isolated from an Okinawan marine sponge in the genus Agelas.[1] It has antibacterial properties and can cause biofilms to dissolve.[2]

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  1. Kobayashi, Junichi; Tsuda, Masashi; Murayama, Tetsuya; Nakamura, Hideshi; Ohizumi, Yasushi; Ishibashi, Masami; Iwamura, Michiko; Ohta, Tomihisa; Nozoe, Shigeo (1990). "Ageliferins, potent actomyosin ATPase activators from the Okinawan marine sponge Agelas sp". Tetrahedron. 46 (16): 5579–86. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)87756-5. 
  2. Laura Sanders (2009). "Sponge's secret weapon restores antibiotics' power: Bacteria treated with compound lose their resistance". Science News. 175 (6): 16.