2-hydroxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone

ID 2: 199

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-

Molecular formulae: 

C₇H₆O₃

Molecular weight: 138.1

Chemical abstract number: 2913-48-6

Literature reference:

• Isolation and identification of secondary metabolites of a strain of Aspergillus terreus, a common food contaminant. Subramanian, T.; Namasivayam, K. Mohan; Shanmugasundaram, E. R. B. Biochem. Lab., Univ. Madras, Madras, India. Proceedings – Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B (1978), 87B(7), 177-9.

References URL: 

• http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03178979
• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18779964

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-terreus

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 12:30:21

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