Candidusin A

ID 2: 38

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

2,3-Dibenzofurandiol, 7-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,9-dimethoxy-

Molecular formulae: 

C₂₀H₁₆O₆

 

Molecular weight: 352.3

Chemical abstract number: 81474-59-1

Literature reference:

• Candidusin A and B: new p-​terphenyls with cytotoxic effects on sea urchin embryos. Kobayashi, Akio; Takemura, Akira; Koshimizu, Koichi; Nagano, Hiroshi; Kawazu, Kazuyoshi. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry (1982), 46(2), 585-9.
  An amendment of Aspergillus section Candidi based on chemotaxonomical evidence. Rahbaek, Lisa; Frisvad, Jens C.; Christophersen, Carsten. Phytochemistry (2000), 53(5), 581-586.
  Prenylated polyhydroxy-​p-​terphenyls from Aspergillus taichungensis ZHN-​7-​07. Cai, Shengxin; Sun, Shiwei; Zhou, Huinan; Kong, Xianglan; Zhu, Tianjiao; Li, Dehai; Gu, Qianqun. Journal of Natural Products (2011), 74(5), 1106-1110.

References URL: 

• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24011606
• https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb1961/46/2/46_2_585/_article
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942299005968
• http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np2000478?source=chemport&cookieSet=1&cookieSet=1&cookieSet=1&cookieSet=1

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/candidus
• /species/a-campestris
• /species/a-taichungensis

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 15:48:31

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