averantin Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

694.5±34.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.490±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

storage temp. 

Store at -20°C

solubility 

DMSO: soluble; Methanol: soluble

form 

A crystalline solid

pka

6.04±0.20(Predicted)

color 

Orange

averantin Usage And Synthesis

Description

Averantin is an anthraquinone fungal metabolite that has been found in Aspergillus. It is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of aflatoxin B₁ . Averantin is active against B. subtilis bacteria and the plant pathogenic fungus F. solani in vitro (MICs = 16-32 μg/ml).

Uses

Averantin is the minor metabolite of the fungus Cercospora arachidicola[1]. Averantin is an aflatoxin B1 precursor that can be used in the biosynthetic pathway[2].

Definition

ChEBI: A tetrahydroxyanthraquinone that is 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone bearing a 1-hydroxyhexyl substituent at position 2.

storage

+4°C

References

[1] ALBERT STOESS, et al. Minor anthraquinonoid metabolites of Cercospora arachidicola. S. Can. J. Chem. 63, 1258 (1985).
[2] J W Bennett, et al. Identification of averantin as an aflatoxin B1 precursor: placement in the biosynthetic pathway. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1980 Apr;39(4):835-9. DOI:10.1128/aem.39.4.835-839.1980

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