Sterigmatocystin - Aspergillus and Aspergillosis

Toxin: Y

Trivial name:

Sterigmatocystin

Systematic name:

7H-Furo[3′,2′:4,5]furo[2,3-c]xanthen-7-one, 3a,12c-dihydro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-, (3aR,12cS)-

Molecular formulae:

C₁₈ H₁₂ O₆

Molecular weight: 324.28

Chemical abstract number: 10048-13-2

Literature reference:

Ito K, Yamane A, Kamasaki T and Hatsuda Y. (1976) An Assay of Sterigmatocystin and Related Metabolites of Aspergillus versicolor by High Speed Liquid Chromatography. Agr. Biol. Chem., 40(10), pp. 2099-2100.

References URL:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35589116/Kunio1976.pdf

Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:

/species/a-versicolor

Structure image:

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Metabolite

Produced by (species)

Molecular weight

References

Xanthoascin acetate

561159

398
- no link
xanthocillin

561149

288.3
- http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/382569
xanthomegnin

561610

574.488
- http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3032411
Xanthone derived

561398

300
- NULL
Yanuthone

561244

400
- http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/282976
Yanuthone D

/species/a-niger
- /article_database/molecular-and-chemical-characterization-biosynthesis-6-msa-derived-meroterpenoid-yanuthone-d
α-sarcin

/species/a-giganteus, /species/clavatus, /species/a-oryzae-var-effusus, /species/a-ostianus, /species/a-tamarii, /species/neosartorya-fischeri

181.2

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