Chemical Name:(1S,6br,9aS,11R,11bR)
11-(Acetyloxy)-1,6b,7,8,9a,10,11,11b-octahydro-1-(metho
xymethyl)-9a,11b-dimethyl-3H-furo[4,3,2-de]indeno[4,5,-
h]-2-h]-2-benzopyran-3,6,9-trione
Biological Activity:
Potent, selective, cell-permeable
and irreversible inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) (IC50
= 2-4 nM). Also potently inhibits polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) (IC50 =
5.8 nM).
Arcaro and Wymann (1993) Wortmannin is a potent
phophatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor: the role of phosphatidylinositol
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phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase. Cancer Res. 54 2419. Schultz
et al (1995) In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of the
phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin. Anticancer Res. 15
1135. Liuet al (2005) Wortmannin, a widely used phosphoinositide
3-kinase inhibitor, also potently inhibits mammalian polo-like kinase.
Chem.Biol. 12 99.