Altertoxin I

Article number:

5500493

CAS No.:

56258-32-3

Formula:

C20H16O6

Chemical description:

(12S,12aS,12bR)-4,9,12,12b-tetrahydroxy-2,11,12,12a-tetrahydro-1H-perylene-3,10-dione

Synonyms:

3,9-Perylene; 1,2,6b,7,8,12b-hexahydro-1,4,6b,10-tetrahydroxy-, (1-alpha,6b-beta,12b-beta)-; Dihydroalterperylenol

Molecular weight:

352,34 g/mol

Altertoxin I is a natural mycotoxin first isolated from fungi of the genus Alternaria. It is a hydroxyperylenequinone that shows mutagenic activity against S. typhimurium and inhibits human topoisomerase II and bacterial gyrase.

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