Geodin 1

ID 2: 227

Toxin: n

Trivial name:

Geodin (6CI); (+)​-​Geodin; Estin; d-​Geodin

Systematic name:

Spiro[benzofuran-2(3H),1′-[2,5]cyclohexadiene]-2′-carboxylic acid, 5,7-dichloro-4-hydroxy-6′-methoxy-6-methyl-3,4′-dioxo-, methyl ester, (+)-

Molecular formulae: 

C₁₇H₁₂Cl₂O₇

Molecular weight: 399.18

Chemical abstract number: 427-63-4

Literature reference:

• The biochemistry of micro-organisms. LI. The metabolic products of Aspergillus terreus Thom. 2. Two new chlorine-​containing mold metabolic products, geodin and erdin. Raistrick, Harold; Smith, Geo. Biochemical Journal (1936), 30, 1315-22.
  Aspergillus uvarum sp. nov., an uniseriate black Aspergillus species isolated from grapes in Europe. Perrone Giancarlo; Varga Janos; Susca Antonia; Frisvad Jens C; Stea Gaetano; Kocsube Sandor; Toth Beata; Kozakiewicz Zofia; Samson Robert A. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology (2008), 58(Pt 4), 1032-9.

References URL: 

• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/135134902
• http://www.biochemj.org/

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-terreus
• 759212

Toxicity:

Antibiotic

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 16:30:55

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