aflatoxin Q1

ID 2: 65

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

Cyclopenta[c]furo[3′,2′:4,5]furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran-1,11-dione, 2,3,6a,9a-tetrahydro-3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-, [3S-(3a,6aa,9aa)]-

Molecular formulae: 

C17H12O7

Molecular weight: 328

Chemical abstract number: 52819-96-2

Literature reference:

  • Production of aflatoxins and aflatoxicols by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus and metabolism of aflatoxin B1 by aflatoxin-​nonproducing Aspergillus flavus. Nakazato, Mitsuo; Morozumi, Satoshi; Saito, Kazuo; Fujinuma, Kenji; Nishima, Taichiro; Kasai, Nobuhiko (Dep. Food Hyg. and Nutr., Tokyo Metrop. Res. Lab. Public Health, Tokyo 169, Japan). Eisei Kagaku, 37(2), 107-16 (English) 1991.

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Structure image:  

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Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 13:10:21

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