Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, 3D structure: Trivial name – Phomaligin A
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Species: A. viridinutansSystematic name: 2,4-Cyclohexadien-1-one, 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-3-methoxy-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-methyl-1-oxobutyl)-Molecular formulae: C16H25NO5Molecular weight: 311Chemical abstracts number: 164415-86-5Selected references: Omolo, Josiah Ouma; Anke, Heidrun; Chhabra, Sumesh; Sterner, Olov (CORPORATE SOURCE Department of Biotechnology, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern D-67663, Germany). SOURCE J. Nat. Prod., 63(7), 975-977 (English) 2000 American Chemical Society
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The periphery of the fungus ball is deeply eosinophilic because of the deposition of Splendore-Hoeppli material.
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Single fungal ball, moving. Radiographic appearance of a fungus ball, showing movement as the patient’s position changes.
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Oxalate crystals in the cavity wall surrounding an Aspergillus niger fungus ball (H&E, dark field, x 25).
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Aspergilloma patient. Gross pathology appearance of a fungus ball.
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Conidiophores of Aspergillus fumigatus in the mass of the fungal ball surrounded by mycelia (H&E, x 400).
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Aspergillus niger fungal ball. Calcium oxalate crystals in Aspergillus niger fungal ball. Also shown are darkly pigmented, rough-walled conidia associated with Aspergillus niger infection.
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Aspergillus niger fungus ball within an old tuberculous cavern. This patient had diabetes, a disease commonly associated with A. niger infection.