T-2 mycotoxin is a trichothecene mycotoxin. It is a naturally occurring mold byproduct of Fusarium spp. fungus which is toxic to humans and other animals...
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A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης mykes, "fungus" and τοξικός toxikos, "poisonous") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by fungi and is capable of...
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Yellow rain (section Mycotoxins)
Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union of supplying T-2 mycotoxin to the communist states in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for use in counterinsurgency...
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abundant members of the soil microbial community. Some species produce mycotoxins in cereal crops that can affect human and animal health if they enter...
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of living cells: Ricin, from castor beans Apitoxin, from honey bees T-2 mycotoxin, from certain toxic mushrooms Cardiotoxin III, from Chinese cobra Hemotoxin...
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The trichothecenes are a large family of chemically related mycotoxins. They are produced by various species of Fusarium, Myrothecium,Trichoderma, Podostroma...
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Fungus (category Taxa named by Royall T. Moore)
trichothecenes (e.g., T-2 mycotoxin) and fumonisins, which have significant impact on human food supplies or animal livestock. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites...
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Fumonisin (category Mycotoxins)
their toxicities have not yet been established. The trichothecene (T-2) mycotoxins are a group of over 40 compounds produced by fungi of the genus Fusarium...
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Zearalenone (redirect from F-2 mycotoxin)
Zearalenone (ZEN), also known as RAL and F-2 mycotoxin, is a potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium and Gibberella species. Specifically...
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Mold health issues (section Mycotoxin toxicity)
harmful health effects of molds ("moulds" in British English) and their mycotoxins. Molds are ubiquitous in the biosphere, and mold spores are a common component...
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Cambodia). The substance claimed to be used in the attacks was T-2 mycotoxin, a trichothecene mycotoxin which was allegedly used in the “Yellow Rain” attacks in...
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The World Mycotoxin Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering mycotoxins. It is published by Wageningen Academic Publishers. It is indexed...
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causes is known as Stachybotrotoxicosis. It is related to the mycotoxin T-2, but unlike T-2 has not been reported to have been used as a chemical weapon...
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Fusarium ear blight (section Mycotoxins)
contamination by mycotoxins produced by the fungi already when the crop is growing in the field. The disease can cause severe economic losses as mycotoxin-contaminated...
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toxic agents. RSDL removes or neutralizes chemical warfare agents, T-2 mycotoxins, and pesticides. Fuller's earth is any clay material that has the ability...
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vegetables. This species is described as not known to be able to produce mycotoxins, however it has been frequently reported to infect animals such as cattle...
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Microbial toxin (section Mycotoxins)
Trichothecene is a mycotoxin that is produced from the fungi species Fusarium graminearum. The T-2 toxin, Type A, and DON, Type B, are major mycotoxins that are...
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Agaritine (category Mycotoxins)
Agaritine is an aromatic hydrazine-derivative mycotoxin in mushroom species of the genus Agaricus. It is an α-aminoacid and a derivative of phenylhydrazine...
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There are two chemotypes in S. chartarum, one that produces trichothecene mycotoxins such as satratoxin H and one that produces atranones. S. chartarum is...
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Chaetomium globosum (section Mycotoxins)
infected with C. globosum to resist bacterial diseases. The cytochalasin mycotoxins, chaetoglobosins A and C, disrupt cellular division and movement in mammalian...
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Milk thistle based supplements have been measured to have the highest mycotoxin concentrations of up to 37 mg/kg when compared to various plant-based...
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Alimentary toxic aleukia is a mycotoxin-induced condition characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, leukopenia (aleukia), hemorrhaging, skin inflammation...
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Mycotoxicology (section Types of Mycotoxins)
toxins produced by fungi, known as mycotoxins. In the food industry it is important to adopt measures that keep mycotoxin levels as low as practicable, especially...
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neurological symptoms may also result from mold exposure. This may be due to mycotoxin exposure and consequent innate immune system activation and inflammation...
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USDA, "They are probably the best known and most intensively researched mycotoxins in the world." The fungi grow in soil, decaying vegetation and various...
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Journal of Food Protection. 48 (2): 118–121. doi:10.4315/0362-028X-48.2.118. PMID 30934519. Dobson, Alan D. W. (2017). "Mycotoxins in Cheese". Cheese (4th ed...
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Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007. "Worldwide regulations for mycotoxins in food and feed in 2003". FAO FOOD AND...
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produce the toxin ochratoxin A, one of the most abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins, and citrinin. It also produces the dihydroisocoumarin mellein. It is...
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Dog food (section Mycotoxins)
2007). "Mycotoxins and the pet food industry: toxicological evidence and risk assessment". International Journal of Food Microbiology. 119 (1–2): 95–102...
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