Conversion of versiconal acetate to versiconal and versicolorin C in extracts from Aspergillus parasiticus
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 110 (1) , 31-35
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00442767
Abstract
The primary product of hydrolysis of versiconal acetate catalyzed by porcine liver esterase and the 35–70% ammonium sulfate fraction from a soluble extract from mycelia of Aspergillus parasiticus was versiconal. Versiconal was stable at neutral pH for several hours and was rapidly converted to versi-colorin C by treatment with 0.4 M HCl. The addition of NADPH to the 35–70% ammonium sulfate fraction resulted in conversion of versiconal acetate to both versiconal and versicolorin C. The conversion of versiconal acetate to versicolorin C in the cell-free system is proposed to involve an esterase and an NADPH-dependent cyclase.Keywords
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