Table 1.
Isoextrolites and heteroisoextrolites in Aspergillus subgenera (see Frisvad & Samson 2004; Samson et al. 2004; Nielsen et al. 2009; Frisvad and Larsen, 2015, Frisvad and Larsen, 2016; Ma et al. 20161).
Aspergillus and Cremei | Fumigati | Nidulantes | Circumdati | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pseurotins | − | + | − | + |
Kojic acid | − | − | + | + |
Terrein | − | − | + | + |
Asperphenamate | + | − | − | + |
Sterigmatocystin | + | − | + | + |
Cyclopiazonic acid | − | + | − | + |
Malformins | − | + | − | + |
Fumitremorgins | − | + | + | + |
Emodin (as precursor) | + | + | + | + |
6-Methylsalicylic acid (as precursor) | − | + | − | + |
Itaconic acid | + | − | − | + |
Viridicatins | − | + | + | + |
Penicillins | − | + | + | + |
Notoamides | − | − | + | + |
Aflavinins | − | + | + | + |
Echinulins | + | +2 | − | +2 |
Diketopiperazines | + | − | − | + |
Polythiodiketopiperazines | − | + | + | + |
Kotanins/desertorins | + | − | + | + |
Falconensin type azaphilones | − | + | + | + |
Xanthocillins and terphenyllins | + | + | + | + |
Mycophenolic acid | + | + | − | − |
Heveadrides | + | + | − | − |
Patulin | + | + | − | − |
Even though Ma et al. (2016) identified their strain as Aspergillus tamarii, their strain was clearly an A. fumigatus.
While Aspergillus subgenus Aspergillus species produce echinulins and neoechinulins, species from Fumigati and Circumdati produce the related cycloechinulin.