Tremorgenic toxins produced by soil fungi.
Penitrem A or an unknown tremorgenic toxin, "X," was produced by 10 of 60 fungal isolates obtained from a pasture involved in an outbreak in cattle and sheep resembling migram and ryegrass staggers. Tremorgenic properties of extracts containing penitrem A or toxin X were confirmed by bioassay.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000633:toxicity; D010407:Penicillium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014202:Tremor / Q000139:chemically induced
D009183:Mycotoxins