Aristolochene
Aristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi including the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti. It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by aristolochene synthase and is the parent hydrocarbon of a large variety of fungal toxins.[1]
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(4S,4aR,6S)-6-Isopropenyl-4,4a-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene | |
Other names
(+)-Aristolochene | |
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C15H24 | |
Molar mass | 204.357 g·mol−1 |
Density | 0.894 g/ml |
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The substance was first isolated from Penicillium roqueforti, a fungus used to make blue cheeses like Roquefort, Danish Blue, Stilton cheese and Gorgonzola.
Aristolochene is a precursor to the toxin known as PR toxin, made in large amounts by Penicillium roqueforti.[2] PR-toxin has been implicated in incidents of mycotoxicoses resulting from eating contaminated grains.[3]
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References
- Terpene Biosynthesis Archived February 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Chem 549, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
- Proctor RH, Hohn TM (February 1993). "Aristolochene synthase. Isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of a sesquiterpenoid biosynthetic gene (Ari1) from Penicillium roqueforti". J. Biol. Chem. 268 (6): 4543–8. PMID 8440737. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- Chen FC, Chen CF, Wei RD (1982). "Acute toxicity of PR toxin, a mycotoxin from Penicillium roqueforti". Toxicon. 20 (2): 433–41. doi:10.1016/0041-0101(82)90006-X. PMID 7080052.
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