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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. toxic substances
  3. toxins
  4. microbial toxins
  5. mycotoxins
  6. trichothecenes
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxic substances
  3. toxins
  4. microbial toxins
  5. mycotoxins
  6. trichothecenes
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxic substances
  3. toxins
  4. microbial toxins
  5. mycotoxins
  6. trichothecenes
  1. Fields of Study
  2. toxic substances
  3. toxins
  4. microbial toxins
  5. mycotoxins
  6. trichothecenes
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. toxic substances
  3. toxins
  4. microbial toxins
  5. mycotoxins
  6. trichothecenes
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. hydrocarbons
  3. isoprenoids
  4. terpenoids
  5. sesquiterpenoids
  6. trichothecenes

Preferred term

trichothecenes

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2014

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • epoxytrichothecenes

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/2529

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