Averufin

ID 2: 128

Toxin: n

Trivial name:

Averufine

Systematic name:

2,6-Epoxy-2H-anthra[2,3-b]oxocin-8,13-dione, 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-7,9,11-trihydroxy-2-methyl-, (2S,6S)-

Molecular formulae: 

C₂₀H₁₆O₇

 

Molecular weight: 368.3

Chemical abstract number: 14016-29-6

Literature reference:

• Mycological chemistry. XIII. Averufin, a red pigment from Aspergillus versicolor. Pusey, D. F. G.; Roberts, John C. Journal of the Chemical Society (1963), 3542-7.
  Some new metabolites of Aspergillus versicolor and a revised structure for averufin. Holker, John S. E.; Kagal, S. A.; Mulheirn, L. J.; White, P. M. Chemical Communications (London) (1966), (24), 911-13.
  Structure of averufin. Metabolite of Aspergillus versicolor. Grandjean, J. Journal of the Chemical Society [Section] D: Chemical Communications (1971), (18), 1060.
  Isolation of averufin from a mutant of Aspergillus parasiticus impaired in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Donkersloot, J. A.; Mateles, R. I.; Yang, S. S. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1972), 47(5), 1051-5.

References URL: 

• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/131171
• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1963/JR/jr9630003542#!divAbstract
• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1966/C1/c1966000911b#!divAbstract
• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1971/C2/c2971001060a#!divAbstract
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006291X72909394

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-versicolor
• /species/a-parasiticus

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

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