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. 1995 Mar;61(3):941–943. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.3.941-943.1995

Isolation and characterization of a cytotoxic metabolite of Talaromyces bacillosporus.

K Ishii 1, T Itoh 1, K Kobayashi 1, Y Horie 1, Y Ueno 1
PMCID: PMC167355  PMID: 7793924

Abstract

A cytotoxic metabolite, talarotoxin, was isolated from a fungus, Talaromyces bacillosporus IFO 8397, cultured on rice. The structure of the toxin was elucidated and found to contain a pyrrolizidinedione connected with a trans delta 1-octalin through a conjugated triene.

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