Asterriquinones (1)

ID 2: 244

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

1H-Indole, 1-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propenyl)-3-[4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2,3,5,6-tetramethoxyphenyl]-

Molecular formulae: 

C31H32N2O4

Molecular weight: 496.6

Chemical abstract number: 78279-80-8

Literature reference:

  • Metabolic products of Aspergillus terreus. VI. Metabolites of the strain IFO 8835. (3)​. The isolation and chemical structures of colorless metabolites. Arai, Kunizo; Shimizu, Sakae; Yamamoto, Yuzuru. Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1981), 29(4), 1005-12.

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Structure image:  

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Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 14:55:34


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