O-Methylasparvenone

ID 2: 175

Toxin: n

Trivial name:

1(2H)​-​Naphthalenone, 7-​ethyl-​3,​4-​dihydro-​4,​8-​dihydroxy-​6-​methoxy-​, (R)​- (9CI); 6-​O-​Methyl asparvenone; O-​Methylasparvenone

Systematic name:

1(2H)-Naphthalenone, 7-ethyl-3,4-dihydro-4,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-, (R)-

Molecular formulae: 

C13H16O4

Molecular weight: 236.26

Chemical abstract number: 56495-98-8

Literature reference:

  • Metabolites of Aspergilli. Part IV. New naphthalenones and 6-ethyl-7-methoxyjuglone from Aspergillus parvulus. Chao, Pei-Dawn; Schiff, Paul L., Jr.; Slatkin, David J.; Knapp, Joseph E. Sch. Pharm., Univ. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses (1979), (7), 236.
    Naphthalenone production in Aspergillus parvulus. Bartman, C. D.; Campbell, I. M. Canadian Journal of Microbiology (1979), 25(2), 130-7

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Structure image:  

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Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 16:58:01


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