Didemnin B

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A cyclic depsipeptide extracted from the Caribbean tunicate Trididemnum cyanophorum. Didemnin B activates caspase, thereby inducing apoptosis, and prevents eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF-2)-dependent translocation, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. This agent also has immunosuppressive and antiviral properties. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - 15H-Pyrrolol[2,1-f][1,15,4,7,10,20]dioxatetraazacyclotri-cosine, Cyclic Peptide Deriv. (9CI) - DIDEMNIN B - Didemnin - L-Tyrosine, N-[1-[N-[4-[[3-Hydroxy-4-[[N-[N-[1-(2-hydroxy-1-oxopropyl)- L-prolyl]-N-methyl-L-leucyl]-L-threonyl]amino]-5-methyl-1-oxoheptyl]oxy]-2,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxohexyl]-L-leucyl]- L-prolyl]-N,O-dimethyl-, phi-lactone (9CI) - L-Tyrosine, N-[1-[N-[4-[[3-Hydroxy-4-[[N-[N-[1-(2-hydroxy-1-oxopropyl)- L-prolyl]-N-methyl-L-leucyl]-L-threonyl]amino]-5-methyl-1-oxoheptyl]oxy]-2,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxohexyl]-L-leucyl]- L-prolyl]-N,O-dimethyl-, phi-lactone (9CI)