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'''Adipostatin A''' is an alkylresorcinol, a type of phenolic lipids composed of long aliphatic chains and phenolic rings. Chemically, it is similar in structure to urushiol, the irritant found in poison ivy.
Adipostatin A can be found in ''Ginkgo biloba'' fruits as well as in ''Streptomyces cyaneus''.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=21462031|year=2011|last1=Tanaka|first1=A|last2=Arai|first2=Y|last3=Kim|first3=SN|last4=Ham|first4=J|last5=Usuki|first5=T|title=Synthesis and biological evaluation of bilobol and adipostatin A|volume=13|issue=4|pages=290–6|doi=10.1080/10286020.2011.554828|journal=Journal of Asian Natural Products Research|s2cid=25305504}}</ref> It is also found in cashew nutshell liquid (''Anacardium occidentale''), in ''Anacardium othonianum'' and in ''Ardisia elliptica''.<ref>Koh Hwee Ling, Chua Tung Kian, and Tan Chay Hoon. "A Guide to Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated, Scientific and Medicinal Approach", p. 14. World Scientific Publishing 2009, {{ISBN|981-283-709-4}}. Preview available at Google Books</ref>
It is an inhibitor of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.<ref>{{Cite journal|pmid=1500355|year=1992|last1=Tsuge|first1=N|last2=Mizokami|first2=M|last3=Imai|first3=S|last4=Shimazu|first4=A|last5=Seto|first5=H|title=Adipostatins a and B, new inhibitors of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase|volume=45|issue=6|pages=886–91|journal=The Journal of Antibiotics|doi=10.7164/antibiotics.45.886|doi-access=free}}</ref>
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Category:Alkylresorcinols
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