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Descriptor English: Sterigmatocystin
Descriptor Spanish: Esterigmatocistina
Descriptor esterigmatocistina
Scope note: Micotoxina carcinógena que producen en gran cantidad algunas cepas de mohos comunes, Aspergillus versicolor, A. nidulans, y una especie no identificada de Bipolaris. Ocasiona necrosis hepática y renal y tiene un efecto inhibidor de la incorporación de ácido orótico al ARN nuclear.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esterigmatocistina
Descriptor French: Stérigmatocystine
Tree number(s): D03.633.300.953.852.777
D23.946.587.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013241
Scope note: A carcinogenic mycotoxin produced in high yields by strains of the common molds, Aspergillus versicolor, A. nidulans, and an unidentified species of Bipolaris. It causes necrosis of the liver and kidney and has an inhibitory effect on orotic acid incorporation into nuclear RNA.
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS;
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 10048-13-2
CAS Type 1 Name: 7H-Furo(3',2':4,5)furo(2,3-c)xanthen-7-one, 3a,12c-dihydro-8-hydroxy-6-methoxy-, (3aR-cis)-
Previous Indexing: Furans (1973-1974)
Xanthenes (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under XANTHENES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under XANTHENES 1975-90
DeCS ID: 13629
Unique ID: D013241
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Sterigmatocystin - Preferred
Concept UI M0020481
Scope note A carcinogenic mycotoxin produced in high yields by strains of the common molds, Aspergillus versicolor, A. nidulans, and an unidentified species of Bipolaris. It causes necrosis of the liver and kidney and has an inhibitory effect on orotic acid incorporation into nuclear RNA.
Preferred term Sterigmatocystin



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