Aflatoxin B3

ID 2: 348

Toxin: y

Systematic name:

2H-Furo[3′,2′:4,5]furo[2,3-h]-1-benzopyran-2-one, 7a,10a-dihydro-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-methoxy-

Molecular formulae: 

C₁₆H₁₄O₆

Molecular weight: 302.3

Chemical abstract number: 23315-33-5

Literature reference:

• New Metabolites of Aspergillus flavus. Heathcote, John G.; Dutton, M. F. Tetrahedron (1969), 25(7), 1497-500.

References URL: 

• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402001827216

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-flavus

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 12:57:37

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