Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – ochratoxin B

Date: 26 November 2013

Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – ochratoxin B

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Species: A. acanthosporus, A. albertensis, A. alliaceus, A. auricomus, A. carbonarius, A. ochraceopetaliformis, A. ochraceus, A. sclerotiorum, A. sulphureus, A. wentiiSystematic name: N-[(8-Hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-3,4-dihydro-1H-isochromen-7-yl)carbonyl]phenylalanine Alanine, N-[(8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-7-isochromanyl)carbonyl]-3-phenyl-, (-)- 4825-86-9Molecular formulae: C20H19NO6Molecular weight: 369.368Chemical abstracts number: 4825-86-9Selected references: Varga J, Kevei E, Rinyu E, Teren J, Kozakiewicz Z. Ochratoxin production by Aspergillus species. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1996 Dec;62(12):4461-4.Toxicity: Very much less toxic than ochratoxin A with an oral LD50 in day-old chicks of 54 mg/kg body weight


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