Hydroxymethylsterigmatocystin

ID 2: 166

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

7H-Furo[3′,2′:4,5]furo[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one, 1,2,3a,12c-tetrahydro-2-hydroxy-6,8-dimethoxy-

Molecular formulae: 

C₁₉H₁₆O₇

Molecular weight: 356.33

Chemical abstract number: 30099-66-2

Literature reference:

• Conversion of a new metabolite to aflatoxin B2 by Aspergillus parasiticus. Cleveland, Thomas E.; Bhatnagar, Deepak; Foell, Christopher J.; McCormick, Susan P. Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1987), 53(12), 2804-7.

References URL: 

• http://aem.asm.org/content/53/12/2804

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• /species/a-parasiticus

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

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