Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, 3D structure: Trivial name – Paxillin
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Species: A. clavatoflavusSystematic name: 4b-Hydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-12b,12c-dimethyl-5,6,6a,7,12,12b,12c,13,14,14a-decahydro-2H-chromeno[5′,6′:6,7]indeno[1,2-b]indol-3(4bH)-oneMolecular formulae: C27H33NO4Molecular weight: 435.555Chemical abstracts number: 57186-25-1Selected references: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/ articlerender.fcgi?artid=525135
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Necrotic lung tissue in culture
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A photograph of part of the upper lung lobe of an immunosuppressed patient. The lung tissue shows extenive areas of necrosis due to invasive colonisation.
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A photograph of a cavity in the upper lobe of the lung of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Such cavitation,which may be confused with prior tuberculosis, can follow fibrosis.
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Plugs stained with Methenamine/silverActively growing mycelia of the fungus are a deep brown/black. Counterstaining shows the dense mucus of the plugs as predominantly orange.
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Sputum from an asthmatic patient showing plugs(casts). The development of plugs coincided with an increased prevalence and severity of episodes of asthma
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microscopic characters Conidiophore stipes(C)1300-2800um long:Vesicles(V)40-70um wide,clavate:Phialides(Ph) uniseriate:Conidia(Con)3.5-4.0um long,smooth walled.
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microscopic characters Conidiophore stipes(C)225-350um arising from hyphae(Hy):Vesicles(Ves)15-25um wide:Phialides(Ph)uniseriate:Conidia(Con)2.4-3.0um spherical to ovoid,roughened.