title: Novel occurrence of cyclopiazonic acid in sunflower seeds.
abstract: Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a secondary metabolite produced by several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium, was detected in moldy sunflower seed screenings fed to sows who experienced conception problems and feed refusal. Tandem mass spectrometry confirmed the CPA which was estimated by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) to be present at 10 ppm. A Penicillium species was isolated from the moldy seeds, but in culture it did not produce CPA.
authors.affiliation: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Science and Technology, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, IA 50010.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Crenshaw
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001066:Appetite / Q000187:drug effects; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects*; D006368:Helianthus; D007211:Indoles / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000506:poisoning; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000662:veterinary; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid