Date: 26 November 2013
Secondary metabolites, structure diagram: Trivial name – territrem B
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Species: A. terreusSystematic name: 4H,11H-Naphtho(2,1-b)pyrano(3,4-e)pyran-1,11(5H)-dione, 4a,6,6a,12,12a,12b-hexahydro-4a,12a-dihydroxy-4,4,6a,12b-tetramethyl-9-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-, (4aR,6aR,12aS,12bS)- 4H,11H-Naphtho(2,1-b)pyrano(3,4-e)pyran-1,11(5H)-dione, 4a,6,6a,12,12a,12b-hexaMolecular formulae: C29H34O9Molecular weight: 526.575Chemical abstracts number: 70407-20-4Selected references: Ling KH, Yang CK, Peng FT. Territrems, tremorgenic mycotoxins of Aspergillus terreus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 Mar;37(3):355-7. Chen JW, Luo YL, Hwang MJ, Peng FC, Ling KH. Territrem B, a tremorgenic mycotoxin that inhibits acetylcholinesterase with a noncovalent yet irreversible binding mechanism. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 3;274(49):34916-23. Chen JW, Ling KH. Territrems: Naturally Occurring Specific Irreversible Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase. J Biomed Sci. 1996 Jan;3(1):54-58.Toxicity: mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 9060ug/kg (9.06mg/kg) Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 47, Pg. 98, 1984.
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Drug rashes: Drug interactions between steroids and anti-fungal drugs – (ecchymosis)
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Reference: Muco-cutaneous retinoid effects and facial erythema related to the novel triazole antifungal agent voriconazole. Denning, DW & Griffiths, CEM. Clin.Exp Dermatol 2001, 26(8), 648-53.
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Micrographs of A. niger conidia & conidial heads provided by Amaliya Stepanova, Head of Laboratory pathomorphology and cytology at Kashkin Research Institute, Russian Federation.
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Micrographs of A. terreus conidia & conidial heads provided by Amaliya Stepanova, , Head of Laboratory pathomorphology and cytology at Kashkin Research Institute, Russian Federation.
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Micrographs of A. fumigatus conidia & conidial heads provided by Amaliya Stepanova, , Head of Laboratory pathomorphology and cytology at Kashkin Research Institute, Russian Federation.
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Patients has history of ABPA complicating long standing asthma. His total IgE has fluctuated between 2,200 and 4,600 KU/L, his Aspergillus IgE between 36.3 and 65.4 kAU/L and Aspergillus IgG from 87-154 mg/L. He has been taking long term itraconazole.
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