- Alternariol
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IUPACName=3,7,9-trihydroxy-1-methyl-6"H"-benzo ["c"] chromen-6-one
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CASNo=641-38-3
PubChem=5359485
SMILES=CC1=CC(=CC2=C1C3=CC(=CC(=C3C(=O)O2)O)O)O
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Formula=C14H10O5
MolarMass=258.226 g/mol
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Autoignition=Alternariol is a toxic metabolite of "
Alternaria " fungi. [cite journal |author=Davis VM, Stack ME |title=Evaluation of alternariol and alternariol methyl ether for mutagenic activity in "Salmonella typhimurium" |journal=Appl. Environ. Microbiol. |volume=60 |issue=10 |pages=3901–2 |year=1994 |pmid=7986060 |url=http://aem.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=7986060] It is an important contaminant in cereals and fruits. [cite journal |author=Brugger EM, Wagner J, Schumacher DM, "et al" |title=Mutagenicity of the mycotoxin alternariol in cultured mammalian cells |journal=Toxicol. Lett. |volume=164 |issue=3 |pages=221–30 |year=2006 |pmid=16464542 |doi=10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.01.001]References
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