ISSN:
1573-0832
Keywords:
Aflatoxin biosynthesis
;
Aspergillus
;
Chaetomium
;
Defined medium
;
Sterigmatocystins
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Sterigmatocystin (ST) is a secondary metabolite and a principal mycotoxin known to be produced by over 30 species of filamentous fungi. It is also one of the late intermediates in aflatoxin biosynthesis. We have tested the ability of 7 species ofAspergillus, including 4 strains ofA. versicolor, one species ofBipolaris, and two species ofChaetomium, to produce ST on a sucrose-salts-phenylalanine defined medium as well as on three complex substrates. Highest ST production in our survey was by a strain ofA. versicolor grown on wheat, whereas, the highest ST production on defined medium was byC. cellulolyticum. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ST production byC. cellulolyticum on any substrate. In precursor feeding studies, resting cultures of wild typeA. nidulans andA. versicolor were unable to biotransform O-methylsterigmatocystin (OMST), the last known intermediate in aflatoxin biosynthesis. These results suggest that ST is the end product of polyketide metabolism in the strains tested.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01146523
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