Biosynthesis of tetrahydroanthraquinones in fungi.
The tetrahydroanthraquinones (1S,3S)-austrocortilutein (4) and (1S,3S)-austrocortirubin (7) are octaketides formed in the fruit bodies of the fungus Dermocybe splendida via the gentiobioside 2 of the dihydroanthracenone (S)-torosachrysone (1).
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D000363:Agaricales / Q000378:metabolism*; D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
D000880:Anthraquinones; C419349:austrocortilutein; C419350:austrocortirubin