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. 2015 Feb 16;6:62. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00062

Table 1.

Secondary metabolites associated with sclerotia of Aspergillus species.

Fungus Metabolite Structural class Reference
A. alliaceus Isokotanins Polyketide Laakso et al. (1994)
Nominine Indole diterpene Laakso et al. (1994)
Paspaline Indole diterpene Laakso et al. (1994)
A. arenarius Arenarins Prenylated terphenyl Oh et al. (1998)
A. auricomus Variecolactol Sesterterpene lactone De Guzman et al. (1999)
Penicillic acid Polyketide De Guzman et al. (1999)
Dihydropenicillic acid Polyketide De Guzman et al. (1999)
A. carbonarius Ochratoxin A Polyketide Frisvad et al. (2014)
Carbonarin A Naphthopyrone Gloer (1997)
Aurasperone Naphthopyrone Gloer (1997)
A. flavus Aflatoxins Polyketide Wicklow and Cole (1982)
Aflatrems Indole diterpene Wicklow and Cole (1982)
Asparasone Polyketide Cary et al. (2014)
Cyclopiazonic acid Indole tetramic acid Wicklow and Cole (1982)
Aflavarin Polyketide Gloer (1995)
Aflavinines Indole diterpene Gloer (1995)
Aflavazole Indole diterpene Gloer (1995)
Kotanin Polyketide Gloer (1995)
A. leporis Leporin A 2-pyridone Gloer (1995)
A. melleus Bis-indoyl benzenoids Bis-indoyl benzenoid Gloer (1995)
Variecolin Sesterterpenoid Gloer (1995)
A. variecolor Variecolin Sesterterpenoid Gloer (1995)
A. nomius Nominine Indole diterpene Gloer (1995, 1997)
Aspernomine Indole diterpene Gloer (1995, 1997)
Paspalinine derivatives Indole diterpene Gloer (1995, 1997)
A. ochraceus Ochratoxin A Polyketide Paster et al. (1984)
Diketopiperazines Diketopiperazine Gloer (1995)
Ochrindoles Bis-indoyl benzenoid Gloer (1995)
A. sclerotiorum Sclerotiamide Diketopiperazine Gloer (1997)
Scleramide Cyclic hexapeptide Whyte et al. (2000)
Oxoasterriquinol D Bis-indoyl benzenoid Whyte et al. (2000)
A. sulphureus Penitrem analogs Indole diterpene Gloer (1995)
Radarins Indole diterpene Gloer (1995)
Sulpinines Indole diterpene Gloer (1995)
Aspergillus section Nigri a Aflavinines Indole diterpene Gloer (1997); Frisvad et al. (2014)
Ochratoxin A Polyketide Frisvad et al. (2014)

aAspergillus section Nigri is composed of 15 related black-spored species of Aspergillus.