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Citreoviridins from Aspergillus terreus
Author(s) -
Franck Burchard,
Gehrken HenningPeter
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198004611
Subject(s) - aspergillus terreus , mycotoxin , aspergillus , fungus , mold , sugar , food science , biology , botany , horticulture
Citreoviridin A (1a) , one of the most dangerous mycotoxins , has ben found in extremely high concentration in the mold Aspergillus terreus . This fungus, one of the commonest organisms occurring in soil and on grain and sugar‐containing foodstuffs, is also utilized in biotechnology. Compound (1a) is accompanied by similar metabilites.