Chemical compound
Clavaric acid is a lanostane type steroid produced by the mushroom Hypholoma lateritium. Clavaric acid was discovered by Merck Research Laboratories in a random screening of natural extracts. Clavaric acid is a reversible farnesyltransferase inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.3 μM.[1][2]
References
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