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Sterigmatocystin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sterigmatocystin
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.300.953.852.777
D23.946.587.850
Unique ID
D013241
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013241
Annotation
/antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS;
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.
Registry Numbers
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
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/31
Sterigmatocystin Preferred
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