Boletocrocin information

General structure. If R = OH (aspartic acid), boletocrocin A; R = NH₂ (asparagine), boletocrocin B.

Boletocrocin is any one of a group of seven closely related organic compounds, individually named boletocrocin A through boletrocrocin G.^[1] These compounds are polyene dicarboxylic acids that include both lipophilic and polar amino acids.^[2] They were extracted from the brightly colored mushrooms Boletus laetissimus and B. rufoaureus.^[2] The boletocrocins' conjugated systems account for the intense color.

Related biological pigments are present in other fungi, such as calostomal (from Calostoma cinnabarinum),^[3] melanocrocin (from Melanogaster broomeianus),^[4] and mycenaaruin A (from Mycena aurantiomarginata).^[1]

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Boletocrocin

Crocinoboletus

Boletaceae

Calostoma cinnabarinum