Verruculogenisatremorgenicmycotoxin,firstisolatedfromPenicilliumverruculosumin1972.Thestructurewasresolvedasanindolealkaloidin1974.VerruculogenisproducedbyseveralspeciesofPenicilliumandAspergillusanditspresenceisausefultaxonomicphenotypic
Marker.Thetremorgenicactionofverruculogenisassociatedwithincreasesinspontaneousglutamateandaspartaterelease,decreasesinGABAlevelsand,attoxicdoses,anincreaseinthenumberanddecreaseintheaffinityofDHPreceptorsinratcortex.Ininvitroguineapigileumpreparations,verruculogencausesanincreaseincontractileresponsesduetoelectricalfieldstimulation,attributedtoenhancementofacetylcholinefrompresynapticnerveterminals.
Verruculogenissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMFandDMSO.
CASNumber
12771-72-1
MolecularFormula
C27H33N3O7
MolecularWeight
511.6
MechanismofAction
VerruculogenalsoinhibitsCa2+-activatedK+channels,andisacellcycleinhibitorblockingdivisionattheMphase.
StorageConditions
-20°C
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