Penicillic acid

Penicillic acid
Names
	IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-5-isopropenyl-4-methoxy-furan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	90-65-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.826
KEGG	C19495 ;
PubChem CID	1268111;
UNII	ONL14K3AFD ;
	SMILES CC(=C)C1(C=CC(=O)O1)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H10O4
Molar mass	170.164 g·mol−1
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Penicillic acid is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium roqueforti mold. It is not a 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

^ 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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