Aversin

Systematic name:

Anthra[2,​3-​b]​furo[3,​2-​d]​furan-​5,​10-​dione, 2,​3,​3a,​12a-​tetrahydro-​6-​hydroxy-​4,​8-​dimethoxy-​, (3aS,​12aR)​-

Molecular formulae: 

C₂₀H₁₆O₇

Molecular weight: 368.3

Chemical abstract number: 34080-91-6

Literature reference:

• Mycological chemistry. XII. Two new metabolites from a variant strain of Aspergillus versicolor. Bullock, E.; Kirkaldy, D.; Roberts, John C.; Underwood, J. G. Journal of the Chemical Society (1963), 829-35.
  Aversin. Chan, Simon; Trotter, James. Acta Crystallographica, Section C: Crystal Structure Communications (1995), C51(2), 272-4.

References URL: 

• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1963/JR/jr9630000829#!divAbstract
• http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S0108270194010589
• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1963/JR/jr9630000829#!divAbstract
• https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Aversin

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-versicolor

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