The janthitrems: fluorescent tremorgenic toxins produced by Penicillium janthinellum isolates from ryegrass pastures

1 January 1980

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Vol. 39 (1) , 272-273
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.39.1.272-273.1980

Abstract

New tremorgenic mycotoxins named janthitrem A, B, and C (molecular weights 601, 585, and 569, respectively) were produced by more than half of 21 Penicillium janthinellum isolates obtained from ryegrass pastures involved in ryegrass staggers outbreaks in sheep.

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