Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – citrinin
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Species: A. candidus, A. carneus, A. flavipes, A. niveus, A. terreusSystematic name: 3H-2-Benzopyran-7-carboxylic acid, 4,6-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3,4,5-trimethyl-6-oxo-, (3R,4S)-Molecular formulae: C13H14O5Molecular weight: 250.25Chemical abstracts number: 518-75-2Selected references: Chien, M. M.; Schiff, P. L., Jr.; Slatkin, D. J.; Knapp, J. E. (Sch. Pharm., Univ. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA). Lloydia, 40(3), 301-2 (English) 1977.Toxicity: Initially isolated as a broad-spectrum antibiotic but it is nephrotoxic and has an LD50 of 67 mg/kg body-weight when given subcutaneously or intraperitoneally in rats and 19 mg/kg body-weight when given intravenously to rabbits.
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