UV-guided screening of benzodiazepine producing species in Penicillium

Ostenfeld Larsen T, Karla Andrea Frydenvang, Christian Frisvad J

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    Abstract

    The benzodiazepine sclerotigenin (auranthine B) recently described as a metabolite of Penicillium sclerotigenum, has been isolated as the major metabolite from an isolate of P. commune. The structure of sclerotigenin was established by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study and by NMR spectroscopy. UV-guided screening for benzodiazepine production by other penicillia revealed that sclerotigenin was also produced by isolates of P. clavigerum, P. lanosum, P. melanoconidium, P. sclerotigenum and P. verrucosum. Sclerotigenin was detected both intra- and extracellularly. Apparently, P. aurantiogriseum is the only auranthine producing species in genus Penicillium.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBiochemical Systematics and Ecology
    Volume28
    Issue number9
    Pages (from-to)881-886
    Number of pages6
    ISSN0305-1978
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2000

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