Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: trivial name – erythroglaucin
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Species: A. chevalieriSystematic name: ANTHRAQUINONE, 7-METHOXY-2-METHYL-1,4,5-TRIHYDROXY- 1,4,5-Trihydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylanthra-9,10-quinone 9,10-Anthracenedione, 1,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methyl-Molecular formulae: C16H12O6Molecular weight: 300.263Chemical abstracts number: 476-57-3Selected references: Bachmann M, Blaser P, Luthy J, Schlatter C. J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol. 1992 Mar-Apr;11(2):49-52. Toxicity and mutagenicity of anthraquinones from Aspergillus chevalieri.
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Pigmentation of Aspergillus versicolor colonies ranged from pale green to greenish-beige, pink-green, dark green and brown. Reverse is usually reddish. The growth rate is usually slow. Cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol.
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A Colonies on MEA after one week; B, C conidial heads with tip of conidiophire, x920; D conidial head, x 2330; E conidial heads x920
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A Colonies on MEA + 20% sucrose after one week; B detail of colony showing columnar conidial heads x 44 ; C conidial heads x 920; D conidia x2330
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Cultures are grown on malt extract agar for 5-7 days at 30°C.
Light microscopy-1000x stained with lacto-phenol and cotton blue.
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A Colonies on MEA +20% sucrose after one week; B ascomata x 40; C conidiophores x 920; D ascospores x2330; E ascoma x 230; F portion of ascoma with asci and ascospores, x 920.
