Sterigmatocystin

Japanese: sterigmatocystin
Sterigmatocystin

…In 1918, Miyake Ichiro isolated the yellow rice fungus, and after World War II, research on mycotoxins progressed worldwide, and many substances have been identified. Mycotoxins are produced by many fungi, and the main ones are citrinin and erythroskyrine produced by the Penicillium genus, aflatoxin and sterigmatocystin produced by the Aspergillus genus. These substances generally have small molecular weights, but many of them are structurally complex and have diverse chemical properties, exerting a variety of effects on the liver, kidneys, central nervous system, etc. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sterigmatocystin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1918年に三宅市郎によって黄変米菌の分離などが行われたが,第2次大戦後,世界的にマイコトキシンについての研究が進み,現在多くの物質が明らかにされている。マイコトキシンは多くの真菌によって産生され,おもなものにPenicillium属によるシトリニンcitrinin,エリトロスキリンerythroskyrine,Aspergillus属によるアフラトキシンaflatoxin,ステリグマトシスチンsterigmatocystinなどがある。これらの物質は一般に分子量は小さいが,構造的には複雑なものが多く,化学的性質も多様で,肝臓,腎臓,中枢神経などに対し,多様な作用を現す。…

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