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. Chemically, they are polyketides that are also derived from amino acids.
Some members of the class, particularly fusarin C, are mutagenic.
Examples:
References
- "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
- Media related to fusarins at Wikimedia Commons
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