Astellolide B

ID 2: 297

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, (5R,5aS,6S,9aR)-6,9a-bis[(acetyloxy)methyl]-1,3,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a-decahydro-6-methyl-3-oxonaphtho[1,2-c]furan-5-yl ester

Molecular formulae: 

C₂₆H₃₀O₉

Molecular weight: 486.5

Chemical abstract number: 78834-89-6

Literature reference:

• Isolation and x-​ray crystal structures of astellolides A and B, sesquiterpenoid metabolites of Aspergillus variecolor. Gould, Robert O.; Simpson, Thomas J.; Walkinshaw, Malcolm D. Tetrahedron Letters (1981), 22(11), 1047-50

References URL: 

• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403901828628

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-variecolor

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 14:23:28

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