O-methyl-Sterigmatocystin

ID 2: 358

Toxin: y

Trivial name:

7H-​Furo[3′,​2′:4,​5]​furo[2,​3-​c]​xanthen-​7-​one, 3a,​12c-​dihydro-​6,​8-​dimethoxy-​, (3aR-​cis)​- (8CI); Sterigmatocystin, O-​methyl- (6CI); O-​Methylsterigmatocyst​in

Systematic name:

7H-Furo[3′,2′:4,5]furo[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one, 3a,12c-dihydro-6,8-dimethoxy-, (3aR,12cS)-

Molecular formulae: 

C19H14O6

Molecular weight: 338.31

Chemical abstract number: 17878-69-2

Chemical type: Dihydrodifuranoxanthone

Literature reference:

  • Biochemistry of micro-organisms. XCIX. Metabolic products of Aspergillus versicolor. Birkinshaw, J. H.; Hammady, I. M. M. Biochemical Journal (1957), 65, 162-6.
    O-​Methylsterigmatocystin, a new metabolite from Aspergillus flavus. Burkhardt, Hans J.; Forgacs, Joseph. Tetrahedron (1968), 24(2), 717-20.
    Production of sterigmatocystin by some species of the genus Aspergillus and its toxicity to chicken embryos. Schroeder, H. W.; Kelton, W. H. Applied Microbiology (1975), 30(4), 589-91.
    Carbon-​13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of fungal metabolites, aflatoxins, and sterigmatocystins. Cox, Richard H.; Cole, Richard J. Journal of Organic Chemistry (1977), 42(1), 112-14.
    Taxonomic comparison of three different groups of aflatoxin producers and a new efficient producer of aflatoxin B1, sterigmatocystin and 3-​O-​methylsterigmatocystin, Aspergillus rambellii sp. nov. Frisvad Jens C; Skouboe Pernille; Samson Robert A. Systematic and applied microbiology (2005), 28(5), 442-53.
    Screening aflatoxigenic fungi in select spice samples by PCR. Latha, R.; Shadanaika; Manonmani, H. K.; Chandrashekar, Arun; Rati, E. R. Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences (2006), 8(1), 35-40.

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Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

Structure image:  

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


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