Astepyrone metabolite 3

ID 2: 268

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

2-Propenoic acid, 3-methoxy-3-(tetrahydro-5-methoxy-4-methyl-3-furanyl)-

Molecular formulae: 

C10H16O5

Molecular weight: 216.2

Chemical abstract number: 86944-86-7

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.

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Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

Structure image:  

Astepyronemetabolite3web

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


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