Globoidnan A
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Globoidnan A
IUPAC name	3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-{[4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6,7- dihydroxy-2-naphthyl]-oxomethoxy}propanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number
PubChem	3013628
SMILES	C1=CC(=C(C=C1CC(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C2=CC(=C3C=C(C(=CC3=C2)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C26H20O10
Molar mass	492.43 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Globoidnan A is a lignan found in Eucalyptus globoidea, a tree native to Australia, that has been found to inhibit the action of HIV integrase,¹ an enzyme which is responsible for the introduction of HIV viral RNA into a host's cellular DNA. So far it is not known that globoidnan A inhibits the action of other retroviral integrases, although it is likely that this possibility is being investigated.

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