title: Melanocrocin, a polyene pigment from Melanogaster broomeianus (Basidiomycetes).
abstract: A new polyene pigment, melanocrocin, has been isolated either from fruit bodies or mycelial cultures of the subterranean fungus Melanogaster broomeianus. The structure of the pigment was determined by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. Melanocrocin is the N-acyl derivative of L-phenylalanine methyl ester with a polyolefinic carboxylic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department Chemie der Universität, München, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aulinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Besl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spiteller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiteller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steglich
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011090:Polyenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011090:Polyenes; C436145:melanocrocin; D010649:Phenylalanine