Mesh term Trichothecenes
Browse to parent terms:Macrocyclic Compounds
Mycotoxins
Sesquiterpenes
Description
Usually 12,13-epoxytrichothecenes, produced by Fusaria, Stachybotrys, Trichoderma and other fungi, and some higher plants. They may contaminate food or feed grains, induce emesis and hemorrhage in lungs and brain, and damage bone marrow due to protein and DNA synthesis inhibition.Browse to child terms:
T-2 Toxin
Trichodermin
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