Ruakuric acid: a natural product from Aspergillus fumigatus.
A new chroman derivative, named ruakuric acid, was isolated from a strain of Aspergillus fumigatus growing in conjunction with a coral lichen. The structure was determined as 6-acetyl-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-chroman-2-carboxylic acid (mixture of 2,4-cis,trans isomers).
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United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA 30613, USA.
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D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000737:chemistry*; D002839:Chromans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
D002839:Chromans; C103579:ruakuric acid