Roquefortine C is a potent tremorgenic mycotoxin originally isolated from Penicillium roqueforti in 1975 in Japan. Parallel research by Scott and colleagues lead to the structure elucidation of roquefortine C as an unusual diketopiperazine formed by coupling a prenylated tryptophan and histidine. Roquefortine C was subsequently found to be produced by a diverse range of fungi, most notably Penicillium species. Roquefortine is an important mycotoxin as low levels can be found in foodstuffs.
Roquefortine C is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF or DMSO.
Roquefortine C is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF or DMSO.
| Molecular Formula | C22H23N5O2 |
| References | Identification of roquefortine C produced by Penicillium roquefirti. Ohmomo S. et al. Agri. Biol. Chem. 1977, 41, 2097. Roquefortine and isofumigaclavine A, metabolites from Penicillium roqueforti. Scott P. M. et al. Experientia 1976, 32, 140. |
