| Literature DB >> 2615791 |
D P Hsieh1, C C Wan, J A Billington.
Abstract
Conversion of the aflatoxin biosynthetic intermediate versiconal hemiacetal acetate (VHA) in a cell free extract of Aspergillus parasiticus ATCC 15517 is investigated. The enzymatic reaction is monitored by a method using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The major product of the enzymatic reaction is a water soluble compound not chloroform-extractable at pH 7.5. The product becomes chloroform extractable upon acidification of the reaction medium and is separated and quantitated by reversed-phase HPLC. It is tentatively identified as 'versiconal hemiacetal alcohol,' which is converted to versicolorin C (VC) upon acid treatment.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2615791 DOI: 10.1007/bf00707548
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycopathologia ISSN: 0301-486X Impact factor: 2.574