Citreoviridin
Application Notes
Citreoviridin is the dominant analogue of a family of tetraene mycotoxins with potent neurotoxic effects, produced by several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. Citreoviridin inhibits mitochondrial ATPase and is a causative agent of cardiac beriberi.
References
- Citreoviridins from Aspergillus terreus. Franck B. & Gehrken H-P. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1980, 19, 461.
- Isolation of citreoviridin from Penicillium charlesii cultures and molded pecan fragments. Cole R. J. et al., Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1981, 42, 677.
- Citreoviridin, a specific inhibitor of the mitochondrial adenosine triphosphatase. Linnett P. E. et al., Biochem. J. 1978, 170, 503.
- Binding of citreoviridin to the beta subunit of the yeast F1-ATPase. Gause E. M. et al., J. Biol. Chem.1981, 256, 557.



