Mutagenic perylenequinone metabolites of Alternaria alternata: altertoxins I, II, and III.

doi:10.1021/np50047a017

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Mutagenic perylenequinone metabolites of Alternaria alternata: altertoxins I, II, and III.

Journal of natural products - 1 Jan 2000

Stack M E, Mazzola E P, Page S W, Pohland A E, Highet R J, Tempesta M S, Corley D G

Abstract excerpt

The mold genus Alternaria is a widely distributed plant pathogen. Some of these species, e.g., A. alternata, are common decay organisms of fruits and vegetables. Two novel perylene oxide metabolites, altertoxins II and III, have been identified in extracts of A. alternata isolates that exhibit mu...

Topics

Alternaria
Benz(a)Anthracenes
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mitosporic Fungi
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Perylene
Salmonella typhimurium
Structure-Activity Relationship

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