Luteoskyrin Explained

Luteoskyrin is a carcinogenic mycotoxin with the molecular formula C₃₀H₂₂O₁₂ which is produced by the mold Penicillium islandicum.^{[1] [2] [3]} Luteoskyrin has strong cytotoxic effects.^{[4] [5]} Luteoskyrin can cause the yellow rice disease.^[6]

Further reading

• Ueno . I. . Hoshino . M. . Maitani . T. . Kanegasaki . S. . Ueno . Y. . Luteoskyrin, an Anthraquinoid Hepatotoxin, and Ascorbic Acid Generate Hydroxyl Radical in vitro in the Presence of a Trace Amount of Ferrous Iron . Free Radical Research Communications . 1 October 1993 . 19 . sup1 . s95–s100 . 10.3109/10715769309056s95 . 8282236 . 8755-0199.
• Okuto . Hiroshi . Sasada . Yoshio . Sakurai . Kiichi . X-ray Determination of the Molecular Weight of Luteoskyrin . Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan . February 1958 . 31 . 2 . 247–248 . 10.1246/bcsj.31.247. free .
• UENO . YOSHIO . UENO . IKUKO . MIZUMOTO . KIYOHISA . TATSUNO . TAKASHI . The Binding of Luteoskyrin, a Hepatotoxic Pigment of Penicillium islandicum Sopp, to Deoxyribonucleohistone . The Journal of Biochemistry . 1 March 1968 . 63 . 3 . 395–397 . 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a128787 . 5671672 . 0021-924X.
• Busby . W. F. Jr.. Wogan . G. N. . Luteoskyrin [Pharmacokinetics, effects on mitochondrial function, DNA complex formation, inhibition of macromolecular synthesis, mycotoxins, Penicillium islandicum]. . 1981 . English.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hänsel . Rudolf . Keller . Konstantin . Rimpler . Horst . Schneider . Georg . Hagers Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis: Drogen P-Z Folgeband 2 . 8 March 2013 . Springer-Verlag . 978-3-642-57881-6 . de.
2. Book: Eisenbrand . Gerhard . Schreier . Peter . RÖMPP Lexikon Lebensmittelchemie, 2. Auflage, 2006 . 28 May 2014 . Georg Thieme Verlag . 978-3-13-179532-8 . 41 . de.
3. Ueno . Yoshio . Ishikawa . Ichijiro . Production of Luteoskyrin, a Hepatotoxic Pigment, by Penicillium islandicum Sopp . Applied Microbiology . September 1969 . 18 . 3 . 406–409 . 10.1128/AM.18.3.406-409.1969 . 0003-6919 . 377994 . 5373676.
4. Keutel . J. . Möckel . H. . Induction of chromosomal breakage in cultured human leucocytes by luteoskyrin . Humangenetik . 1 December 1969 . 7 . 4 . 344–348 . 10.1007/BF00283556 . 5365575 . 7401409 . en . 1432-1203.
5. Book: Möckel . Horst . Chromosomenaberrationen an kultivierten menschlichen leukozyten . Marburg . 39 . de.
6. Book: Weidenbörner . Martin . Lexikon der Lebensmittelmykologie . 7 March 2013 . Springer-Verlag . 978-3-642-57058-2 . 82 . de.