Penicillic acid

Penicillic acid
Skeletal formulas of two tautomers
Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
5-Hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-furan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 90-65-3 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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KEGG
  • C19495 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 1268111
UNII
  • ONL14K3AFD checkY
  • CC(=C)C1(C=CC(=O)O1)O
Properties
Chemical formula
 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).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium roqueforti mold. It is also the major product of acid degradation of penicillin. Its first practical synthesis was reported in 1947 by Ralph Raphael, who had worked on penicillin during World War II.[1]


References

  1. ^ Raphael, Ralph (1947). "Synthesis of the Antibiotic, Penicillic Acid". Nature. 160 (4060): 261–262. Bibcode:1947Natur.160..261R. doi:10.1038/160261c0. PMID 20344393. S2CID 4066740.
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