Secondary metabolites, 3D structure: Trivial name – fumigaclavine b
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Species: A. fumigatusMolecular formulae: C16H20ON2Selected references: dos Santos VM, Dorner JW, Carreira F. Mycopathologia. 2003;156(2):133-8. Isolation and toxigenicity of Aspergillus fumigatus from moldy silage.
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