Aflatoxin D1

ID 2: 347

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

2-Cyclopenten-1-one, 3-[(3aS,8aR)-3a,8a-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-methoxyfuro[2,3-b]benzofuran-5-yl]-

Molecular formulae: 

C16H14O5

Molecular weight: 286

Chemical abstract number: 52373-83-8

Literature reference:

  • Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of fungal metabolites, aflatoxins, and sterigmatocystins. Cox, Richard H.; Cole, Richard J. (Chem. Dep., Univ. Georgia, Athens, Ga., USA). J. Org. Chem., 42(1), 112-14 (English) 1977.

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Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

Structure image:  

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Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 12:58:41


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