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Sign in to saveAristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi, most notably the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti. It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme aristolochene synthase and serves as the parent hydrocarbon for a variety of fungal toxins.
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- Related Compounds
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Aristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi, most notably the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti. It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme aristolochene synthase and serves as the parent hydrocarbon for a variety of fungal toxins.
== Discovery ==
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