Hexanoic acid

ID 2: 263

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

Hexanoic acid, 3-methoxy-4,5-dimethyl-

Molecular formulae: 

C₉H₁₈O₃

Molecular weight: 174.24

Chemical abstract number: 86925-88-4

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.

References URL: 

• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8892
• https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb1958/31/3/31_3_925/_article

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-terreus

Date uploaded: 2008-07-07 16:30:55

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