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The structures of two metabolites fromPenicillium roqueforti, designated roquefortine and isofumigaclavine A, have been determined by chemical and spectroscopic studies.
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Scott, P.M., Merrien, MA. & Polonsky, J. Roquefortine and isofumigaclavine A, metabolites fromPenicillium roqueforti. Experientia 32, 140–142 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01937728
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