Basic Info

Common NameAlternariol(F04974)
2D Structure
Description

Alternariol is found in mushrooms. Alternariol occurs in mycelium of Alternaria tenuis responsible for alternaria cone disorder in hops and fruit spot on papaya (Carica papaya) and Passiflora species.Alternariol is a toxic metabolite of Alternaria fungi. It is an important contaminant in cereals and fruits.

Alternariol belongs to the family of Isocoumarins and Derivatives. These are polycyclic compounds containing an isochromane which bears a ketone at the carbon C1.

FRCD IDF04974
CAS Number641-38-3
PubChem CID5359485
FormulaC14H10O5
IUPAC Name

3,7,9-trihydroxy-1-methylbenzo[c]chromen-6-one

InChI Key

CEBXXEKPIIDJHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H10O5/c1-6-2-7(15)5-11-12(6)9-3-8(16)4-10(17)13(9)14(18)19-11/h2-5,15-17H,1H3

Canonical SMILES

CC1=CC(=CC2=C1C3=CC(=CC(=C3C(=O)O2)O)O)O

Isomeric SMILES

CC1=CC(=CC2=C1C3=CC(=CC(=C3C(=O)O2)O)O)O

WikipediaAlternariol
Synonyms
        
            Alternariol
        
            641-38-3
        
            UNII-KN9L4260JW
        
            CCRIS 6734
        
            AOH
        
            BRN 0244839
        
            3,7,9-Trihydroxy-1-methyl-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one
        
            KN9L4260JW
        
            Alternariol from Alternaria sp.
        
            CHEBI:64983
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Fungal Toxin
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassCoumarins and derivatives
SubclassNot available
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentCoumarins and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
SubstituentsCoumarin - Isocoumarin - Benzopyran - 1-benzopyran - 2-benzopyran - 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid - 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid - Pyranone - Pyran - Benzenoid - Heteroaromatic compound - Vinylogous acid - Lactone - Oxacycle - Polyol - Organoheterocyclic compound - Organooxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organic oxygen compound - Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as coumarins and derivatives. These are polycyclic aromatic compounds containing a 1-benzopyran moiety with a ketone group at the C2 carbon atom (1-benzopyran-2-one).

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight258.229
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count3
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count5
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity371
Monoisotopic Mass258.053
Exact Mass258.053
XLogP2.9
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count19
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

ADMET

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.5482
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9358
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.9020
P-glycoprotein SubstrateSubstrate0.5630
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9679
Non-inhibitor0.9513
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9026
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.5694
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.7189
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.9014
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateNon-substrate0.6705
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorInhibitor0.7511
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7467
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9402
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8813
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorInhibitor0.7556
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.6794
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9412
Non-inhibitor0.9415
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9133
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.9347
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.7510
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.8294
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.7609
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.6725
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8271
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.5806

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.8059LogS
Caco-2 Permeability0.7249LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity2.0795LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.0234pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.0675pIGC50, ug/L

References

TitleJournalDatePubmed ID
Development and Application of a QuEChERS-Based Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Quantitate Multi-Component <i>Alternaria</i> Toxins in Jujube.Toxins (Basel)2018 Sep 2130248926
First insights into Alternaria multi-toxin in vivo metabolism.Toxicol Lett2018 Oct 1230321595
An integrated in silico/in vitro approach to assess the xenoestrogenic potential of Alternaria mycotoxins and metabolites.Food Chem2018 May 1529329852
Optimized QuEChERS Method Combined with UHPLC-MS/MS for the Simultaneous Determination of 15 Mycotoxins in Liquorice.J AOAC Int2018 May 129073944
Simple Approach for the Rapid Detection of Alternariol in Pear Fruit by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering with Pyridine-Modified Silver Nanoparticles.J Agric Food Chem2018 Mar 729443523
Mycotoxin production of Alternaria strains isolated from Korean barley grains determined by LC-MS/MS.Int J Food Microbiol2018 Mar 229328967
Analysis of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in foodstuffs by molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.Food Chem2018 Mar 1529146349
Mycotoxin contamination of sorghum and its contribution to human dietary exposure in four sub-Saharan countries.Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess2018 Jul29912638
Tracking emerging mycotoxins in food: development of an LC-MS/MS method for free and modified Alternaria toxins.Anal Bioanal Chem2018 Jul29766221
Predominant mycotoxins, mycotoxigenic fungi and climate change related to wine.Food Res Int2018 Jan29389638
Survey of roasted street-vended nuts in Sierra Leone for toxic metabolites of fungal origin.Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess2018 Aug29787353
High resolution-ion mobility mass spectrometry as an additional powerful tool for structural characterization of mycotoxin metabolites.Food Chem2018 Apr 1529287439
Stability of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether during food processing of tomato products.Food Chem2018 Apr 1529287464
Determination of four Alternaria alternata mycotoxins by QuEChERS approachcoupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in tomato-based andfruit-based products.Food Res Int2018 Apr29579974
Chemotaxonomy of Mycotoxigenic Small-Spored <i>Alternaria</i> Fungi - Do Multitoxin Mixtures Act as an Indicator for Species Differentiation?Front Microbiol201830018598
Metabolic Profiling on Alternaria Toxins and Components of Xinjiang Jujubes Incubated with Pathogenic Alternaria alternata and Alternaria tenuissima via Orbitrap High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.J Agric Food Chem2017 Sep 2728882039
Awareness and Prevalence of Mycotoxin Contamination in Selected Nigerian Fermented Foods.Toxins (Basel)2017 Nov 829117141
Alternaria toxins in South African sunflower seeds: cooperative study.Mycotoxin Res2017 Nov28755328
Multi-mycotoxin analysis using dried blood spots and dried serum spots.Anal Bioanal Chem2017 May28299415
Synergistic estrogenic effects of Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins in vitro.Arch Toxicol2017 Mar27401186

Targets

General Function:
Serine hydrolase activity
Specific Function:
Terminates signal transduction at the neuromuscular junction by rapid hydrolysis of the acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft. Role in neuronal apoptosis.
Gene Name:
ACHE
Uniprot ID:
P22303
Molecular Weight:
67795.525 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol competitively inhibits acetylcholinesterase.
References
  1. Lehmann L, Wagner J, Metzler M: Estrogenic and clastogenic potential of the mycotoxin alternariol in cultured mammalian cells. Food Chem Toxicol. 2006 Mar;44(3):398-408. Epub 2005 Sep 27. [16194592 ]
General Function:
Poly(a) rna binding
Specific Function:
Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA introduced during the DNA replication and transcription by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. Introduces a single-strand break via transesterification at a target site in duplex DNA. The scissile phosphodiester is attacked by the catalytic tyrosine of the enzyme, resulting in the formation of a DNA-(3'-phosphotyrosyl)-enzyme intermediate and the expulsion of a 5'-OH DNA strand. The free DNA strand then undergoes passage around the unbroken strand thus removing DNA supercoils. Finally, in the religation step, the DNA 5'-OH attacks the covalent intermediate to expel the active-site tyrosine and restore the DNA phosphodiester backbone (By similarity). Regulates the alternative splicing of tissue factor (F3) pre-mRNA in endothelial cells. Involved in the circadian transcription of the core circadian clock component ARNTL/BMAL1 by altering the chromatin structure around the ROR response elements (ROREs) on the ARNTL/BMAL1 promoter.
Gene Name:
TOP1
Uniprot ID:
P11387
Molecular Weight:
90725.19 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol has demonstrated DNA-damaging activities such as single-strand and double-strand DNA breaks, DNA-intercalating, and DNA cross-linking, as well as induction of DNA repair synthesis and inhibition of DNA replication. These effects are thought to be at least partially due to its ability to bind to the DNA minor groove with high affinity, which inhibits the activity of DNA-acting enzymes such as topoisomerase.
References
  1. Fehr M, Pahlke G, Fritz J, Christensen MO, Boege F, Altemoller M, Podlech J, Marko D: Alternariol acts as a topoisomerase poison, preferentially affecting the IIalpha isoform. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Apr;53(4):441-51. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200700379. [18727009 ]
General Function:
Ubiquitin binding
Specific Function:
Control of topological states of DNA by transient breakage and subsequent rejoining of DNA strands. Topoisomerase II makes double-strand breaks. Essential during mitosis and meiosis for proper segregation of daughter chromosomes. May play a role in regulating the period length of ARNTL/BMAL1 transcriptional oscillation (By similarity).
Gene Name:
TOP2A
Uniprot ID:
P11388
Molecular Weight:
174383.88 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol has demonstrated DNA-damaging activities such as single-strand and double-strand DNA breaks, DNA-intercalating, and DNA cross-linking, as well as induction of DNA repair synthesis and inhibition of DNA replication. These effects are thought to be at least partially due to its ability to bind to the DNA minor groove with high affinity, which inhibits the activity of DNA-acting enzymes such as topoisomerase.
References
  1. Fehr M, Pahlke G, Fritz J, Christensen MO, Boege F, Altemoller M, Podlech J, Marko D: Alternariol acts as a topoisomerase poison, preferentially affecting the IIalpha isoform. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Apr;53(4):441-51. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200700379. [18727009 ]
General Function:
Protein kinase c binding
Specific Function:
Control of topological states of DNA by transient breakage and subsequent rejoining of DNA strands. Topoisomerase II makes double-strand breaks.
Gene Name:
TOP2B
Uniprot ID:
Q02880
Molecular Weight:
183265.825 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol has demonstrated DNA-damaging activities such as single-strand and double-strand DNA breaks, DNA-intercalating, and DNA cross-linking, as well as induction of DNA repair synthesis and inhibition of DNA replication. These effects are thought to be at least partially due to its ability to bind to the DNA minor groove with high affinity, which inhibits the activity of DNA-acting enzymes such as topoisomerase.
References
  1. Fehr M, Pahlke G, Fritz J, Christensen MO, Boege F, Altemoller M, Podlech J, Marko D: Alternariol acts as a topoisomerase poison, preferentially affecting the IIalpha isoform. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2009 Apr;53(4):441-51. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200700379. [18727009 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear hormone receptor. Binds estrogens with an affinity similar to that of ESR1, and activates expression of reporter genes containing estrogen response elements (ERE) in an estrogen-dependent manner (PubMed:20074560). Isoform beta-cx lacks ligand binding ability and has no or only very low ere binding activity resulting in the loss of ligand-dependent transactivation ability. DNA-binding by ESR1 and ESR2 is rapidly lost at 37 degrees Celsius in the absence of ligand while in the presence of 17 beta-estradiol and 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen loss in DNA-binding at elevated temperature is more gradual.
Gene Name:
ESR2
Uniprot ID:
Q92731
Molecular Weight:
59215.765 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol is able to act as an agonist at estrogen receptors.
References
  1. Lehmann L, Wagner J, Metzler M: Estrogenic and clastogenic potential of the mycotoxin alternariol in cultured mammalian cells. Food Chem Toxicol. 2006 Mar;44(3):398-408. Epub 2005 Sep 27. [16194592 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear hormone receptor. The steroid hormones and their receptors are involved in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Ligand-dependent nuclear transactivation involves either direct homodimer binding to a palindromic estrogen response element (ERE) sequence or association with other DNA-binding transcription factors, such as AP-1/c-Jun, c-Fos, ATF-2, Sp1 and Sp3, to mediate ERE-independent signaling. Ligand binding induces a conformational change allowing subsequent or combinatorial association with multiprotein coactivator complexes through LXXLL motifs of their respective components. Mutual transrepression occurs between the estrogen receptor (ER) and NF-kappa-B in a cell-type specific manner. Decreases NF-kappa-B DNA-binding activity and inhibits NF-kappa-B-mediated transcription from the IL6 promoter and displace RELA/p65 and associated coregulators from the promoter. Recruited to the NF-kappa-B response element of the CCL2 and IL8 promoters and can displace CREBBP. Present with NF-kappa-B components RELA/p65 and NFKB1/p50 on ERE sequences. Can also act synergistically with NF-kappa-B to activate transcription involving respective recruitment adjacent response elements; the function involves CREBBP. Can activate the transcriptional activity of TFF1. Also mediates membrane-initiated estrogen signaling involving various kinase cascades. Isoform 3 is involved in activation of NOS3 and endothelial nitric oxide production. Isoforms lacking one or several functional domains are thought to modulate transcriptional activity by competitive ligand or DNA binding and/or heterodimerization with the full length receptor. Essential for MTA1-mediated transcriptional regulation of BRCA1 and BCAS3. Isoform 3 can bind to ERE and inhibit isoform 1.
Gene Name:
ESR1
Uniprot ID:
P03372
Molecular Weight:
66215.45 Da
Mechanism of Action:
Alternariol is able to act as an agonist at estrogen receptors.
References
  1. Lehmann L, Wagner J, Metzler M: Estrogenic and clastogenic potential of the mycotoxin alternariol in cultured mammalian cells. Food Chem Toxicol. 2006 Mar;44(3):398-408. Epub 2005 Sep 27. [16194592 ]