Source: | Giberella zeae | Synonyms | FES, Compound F-2, Toxin F2. IUPAC name: (3S,11E)-14,16-dihydroxy-3-methyl-3,4,5,6,9,10-hexahydro-1H-2-benzoxacyclotetradecine-1,7(8H)-dione | Description: | Zearalenone is a naturally occurring estrogen, a mycotoxin from resorcylic acid lactone group. It is named after the species name of the fungus that produces it. | CAS number: | 17924-92-4 | Merck index: | 13,10169 | Molecular weight: | 318.4 | Structure: |   | Molecular Formula: | C18H22O5 | Solubility information: | Solubility of Zearalenone in water is about 0.002g/100ml. Zearalenone is slightly soluble in hexane and progressively more in benzene, acetonitrile, dichloromethane, methanol, acetone. | Specifications | | Appearance: | White powder | Purity: | At least 98% by TLC, HPLC | λmax: | (in methanol) 236,274,316. | Melting point: | 159°C - 163°C | Solubility: | Clear colourless solution at 5mg/ml Methanol | Storage: | -20°C. | Applications: | The resorcylic acid lactones have estrogenic activity. Zearalenone and its derivates were used as veterinary anabolic or estrogen substitutes. | Classification: | A resorcylic acid lactone Mycotoxin | Related products: | Deoxynivalenol (Vomitoxin), Brefeldin | Warnings: |  | | For Research use only. Not for Human or Drug use GMP/API grade available on request 7AAD by Fermentek is not produced from or contains any ingredients from animal origin. No genetically modified organisms are used. | Publications | | | Songsermsakul P, Sontag G, Cichna-Markl M, Zentek J, Razzazi-Fazeli E. Determination of zearalenone and its metabolites in urine, plasma and faeces of horses by HPLC-APCI-MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2006 Jul 7 | | Ding X, Lichti K, Staudinger JL. The mycoestrogen zearalenone induces CYP3A through activation of the pregnane X receptor. Toxicol Sci. 2006 Jun;91(2):448-55 | |