17413-38-6

White crystalline powder, soluble in methanol, ethanol, DMSO and other organic solvents.

A derivative of carcinogenic Aristolochic acids (AAs).

ChEBI: Aristolochic acid D is an aristolochic acid that is phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid substituted by a methylenedioxy group at the 3,4 positions, by an hydroxy group at position 6, by a methoxy group at position 8, and by a nitro group at position 10. It has a role as a carcinogenic agent, a metabolite, a nephrotoxin and a toxin. It is a C-nitro compound, a member of aristolochic acids, an aromatic ether, a cyclic acetal, a monocarboxylic acid and an organic heterotetracyclic compound.