Isolation of Lumichrome from the Culture Filtrate of Aspergillus oniki 1784

Abstract

One hundred, and twenty six strains of the genus Aspergillus were examined for their productivity of aflatoxins in surface cultures. Most of the strains commonly produced a bluish green fluorescent compound similar to aflatoxin G in fluorescent color and Rf value on TLC under some experimental conditions. This compound was isolated from the culture filtrate of Aspergillus oniki 1784 and proved to be lumichrome.