Averufanin is an aflatoxin B1 precursor between averantin and averufin in the biosynthetic pathway.

Wild-type Aspergillus parasiticus produces, in addition to the colorless aflatoxins, a number of pigmented secondary metabolites. Examination of these pigments demonstrated that a major component was an anthraquinone, averufanin. Radiolabeling studies with [14C]averufanin showed that 23% of the labe...

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Main Authors: McCormick, S P, Bhatnagar, D, Lee, L S
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC203593/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3103529
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