Astepyrone metabolite 4

ID 2: 269

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

1H-2-Benzopyran-1-one, 3,4-dihydro-4,8-dihydroxy-6,7-dimethoxy-3-methyl-, (3R-cis)-

Molecular formulae: 

C₁₂H₁₄O₆

Molecular weight: 254.2

Chemical abstract number: 86925-91-9

Literature reference:

• Metabolic products of Aspergillus terreus. VIII. Astepyrone: a novel metabolite of the strain IFO 4100. Arai, Kunizo; Yoshimura, Tadashi; Itatani, Yoshitaka; Yamamoto, Yuzuru. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1983), 31(3), 925-33.
  Isolation of bioactive compounds from Aspergillus terreus. Choudhary, Muhammad I.; Musharra, Syed G.; Mukhmoor, Talat; Shaheen, Farzana; Ali, Shamsher; Atta-ur-Rahman. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung, B: Chemical Sciences (2004), 59(3), 324-328

References URL: 

• https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb1958/31/3/31_3_925/_article
• https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb1958/31/3/31_3_925/_pdf

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-terreus

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

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