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IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-furan-2-one | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.826 |
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C8H10O4 | |
Molar mass | 170.164 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus , Aspergillus ostianus and Penicillium roqueforti mold. It is not a product of acid degradation of penicillin.Biosynthesis of the compound has been stablished ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52101-2 ).
Its first practical synthesis was reported in 1947 by Ralph Raphael, who had worked on penicillin during World War II. [1]