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Fusarins are a class of mycotoxins produced mainly by fungi of the genus Fusarium, which can infect agriculturally important crops such as wheat, barley, oats, rye, and corn.[1] Chemically, they are polyketides that are also derived from amino acids.[2]
Some members of the class, particularly fusarin C, are mutagenic.[3]
Examples:
Fusarin A
Fusarin C
Fusarin D
References
[edit]- ↑ "Preventing and Controlling Fusarium Head Blight and Other Fungal Diseases". Agriculture Solutions.
- ↑ "Fusarin C".
- ↑ Gelderblom, Wentzel C. A.; Thiel, Pieter G.; Marasas, Walter F. O.; Van Der Merwe, Kirsten J. (1984). "Natural occurrence of fusarin C, a mutagen produced by Fusarium moniliforme, in corn". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 32 (5): 1064. Bibcode:1984JAFC...32.1064G. doi:10.1021/jf00125a031.
External links
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