Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – malformins
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Species: A. nigerSystematic name: Cyclo(D-cysteinyl-D-cysteinyl-L-valyl-D-leucyl-L-leucyl), cyclic (1®2)-disulfideMalformin AMolecular formulae: C23H39N5O5S2Molecular weight: 529.718Chemical abstracts number: 3022-92-2Selected references: Kim KW, Sugawara F, Yoshida S, Murofushi N, Takahashi N, Curtis RW. Structure of malformin B, a phytotoxic metabolite produced by Aspergillus niger. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1993 May;57(5):787-91.Toxicity: mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 3100ug/kg (3.1mg/kg) EFFECTS: GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES. LIVER: OTHER CHANGES. KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES Agricultural and Biological Chemistry. Vol. 39, Pg. 1325, 1975.
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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.
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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.