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SML0406

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Roquefortine C

≥98% (HPLC), from Penicillium roqueforti

Synonym(s):

2H-Pyrazino[1′,2′:1,5]pyrrolo[2,3-b]indole-1,4(3H,5aH)-dione, 10b-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propen-1-yl)-6,10b,11,11a-tetrahydro-3-(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethylene)-,(3E,5aS,10bR,11aS)-, Roquefortine from Penicillium roqueforti

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H23N5O2
CAS Number:
58735-64-1
Molecular Weight:
389.45
UNSPSC Code:
12161501
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

Penicillium roqueforti

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

solubility

chloroform: 1 mg/mL
ethyl acetate: 1 mg/mL
DMSO: 10 mg/mL
methanol: 10 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C22H23N5O2/c1-4-21(2,3)22-10-17-18(28)25-16(9-13-11-23-12-24-13)19(29)27(17)20(22)26-15-8-6-5-7-14(15)22/h4-9,11-12,17,20,26H,1,10H2,2-3H3,(H,23,24)(H,25,28)/b16-9-

InChI key

SPWSUFUPTSJWNG-SXGWCWSVSA-N

Application

Roquefortine C has been used as a standard for the quantification of roquefortine C by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It has also been used as a standard for the quantification of roquefortine C by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC−MS/MS).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Roquefortine C is a paralytic neurotoxin of a dioxopiperazine structure produced by a diverse range of fungi, most notably Penicillium species. It has been found in blue cheese and in many other food products due to natural occurrence and contamination. Roquefortine C was found to be active on a wide range of organisms. It inhibits the growth of Gram-positive bacteria, and cockerels treated with roquefortine lost their righting reflex and died within 8-12 hours. Mice injected with roquefortine C experienced neurotoxic properties. Roquefortine C was also reported to inhibit cytochrome P450 as well as tubulin polymerization.

Preparation Note

Soluble in methanol (10 mg/mL), DMSO (10 mg/mL), ethyl acetate (1 mg/mL) and chloroform (1 mg/mL). DMSO solution at 10 mg/mL is stable for 3 months at −20 °C.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

SML0406-500UG-PW:
SML0406-500UG:
SML0406-VAR:
SML0406-BULK:

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Ramón O García-Rico et al.
Microbiology (Reading, England), 154(Pt 11), 3567-3578 (2008-10-30)
We have studied the role of the pga1 gene of Penicillium chrysogenum, encoding the alpha subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein, in secondary metabolite production. The dominant activating pga1(G42R) mutation caused an increase in the production of the three secondary
Thomas G Rand et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 87(1), 213-222 (2005-06-17)
In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that building-associated Penicillium spores and spore extracts can induce significant inflammatory responses in lung cells and animal models of lung disease. However, because spores and spore extracts comprise mixtures of bioactive constituents
T W Naudé et al.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, 73(4), 211-215 (2003-04-01)
Two dogs developed alarming tremorgenic nervous stimulation shortly after ingesting discarded rice that had been forgotten in a refrigerator for an undetermined period and that was covered with a grey-green mould. Both dogs exhibited vomition followed by slight salivation, tremors
Long Wang et al.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 86(2), 173-179 (2004-07-29)
A unique Penicillium isolate from Chinese soil with terverticillate penicilli and ellipsoidal to cylindrical smooth-walled conidia, produces, in addition to the common metabolite ergosterol, copious amounts of an unknown peach-red pigment and the following secondary metabolites: griseofulvin, dechlorogriseofulvin, lichexanthone, roquefortine
Songul Cakmakci et al.
Journal of food protection, 75(11), 2045-2049 (2012-11-07)
Moldy Civil is a mold-ripened variety of cheese produced mainly in eastern Turkey. This cheese is produced with Civil cheese and whey curd cheese (Lor). Civil cheese has had a geographical presence since 2009 and is manufactured with skim milk.
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