secalonic acid F

ID 2: 34

Toxin: n

Systematic name:

[7,7′-Bi-4aH-xanthene]-4a,4’a-dicarboxylic acid, 2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,9,9′-octahydro-1,1′,4,4′,8,8′-hexahydroxy-3,3′-dimethyl-9,9′-dioxo-, dimethyl ester, (3S,3’S,4R,4’S,4aR,4’aR)-

Molecular formulae: 

C₃₂H₃₀O₁₄

Molecular weight: 638.572

Chemical abstract number: 60687-07-2

Literature reference:

• Andersen, Raymond; Buechi, George; Kobbe, Brunhilde; Demain, Arnold L. (Dep. Chem., Massachusetts Inst. Technol., Cambridge, Mass., USA). J. Org. Chem., 42(2), 352-3 (English) 1977.
  Zeng R, Luo S, Shi Y. [Allelopathic effects of secalonic acid F produced by Aspergillus japonicus on Zea mays]
  Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2004 Jan;15(1):145-8.
  Kurobane I, Vining LC, McInnes AG. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1979 Dec;32(12):1256-66. Biosynthetic relationships among the secalonic acids. Isolation of emodin, endocrocin and secalonic acids from Pyrenochaeta terrestris and Aspergillus aculeatus.

References URL: 

• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/185991

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

• 561147

Date uploaded: 2008-07-14 10:22:26

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