Dihydroflavoglaucin

ID 2: 604

Toxin: n

Trivial name:

Gentisaldehyde, 6-​heptyl-​3-​isopentyl- (6CI); Dihydroflavoglaucin

Systematic name:

Benzaldehyde, 2-heptyl-3,6-dihydroxy-5-(3-methylbutyl)- (9CI)

Molecular formulae: 

C19H30O3

Molecular weight: 306.44

Chemical abstract number: 74886-30-9

Literature reference:

  • Chemistry of Aspergillus coloring matters. II. Cruickshank, J. H.; Raistrick, H.; Robinson, Robert. Journal of the Chemical Society (1938), 2056-64.
    Constitution of dihydroflavoglaucin. Asano, Michizo; Yamaguchi, Kazutaka. Yakugaku Zasshi (1950), 70, 241-5.
    Isolation and structures of two new metabolites from Aspergillus ruber. Hamasaki, Takashi; Fukunaga, Mamoru; Kimura, Yasuo; Hatsuda, Yuichi. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry (1980), 44(7), 1685-7.
    Flavoglaucin, a metabolite of Eurotium chevalieri, its antioxidation and synergism with tocopherol. Ishikawa, Yukihiro; Morimoto, Kyozo; Hamasaki, Takashi. JAOCS, J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. (1984), 61(12), 1864-8

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Structure image:  

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Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 16:08:30

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