title: Biosynthesis of trichothecene mycotoxins in Fusarium culmorum cultures.
abstract: A high yielding production of the trichothecene mycotoxin 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-AcDON) in cultures of Fusarium culmorum is described. By supplying [14C]acetate, 14C-labelled 3-AcDON suitable for further metabolic studies has been obtained. The pattern of labelling has been ascertained by using 13C-labelled acetate precursors, and is in line with established biosynthetic data. A second trichothecene produced in significant amounts by F. culmorum has been identified as 3 alpha, 15-diacetoxy-7 alpha, 8 alpha-dihydroxy-12, 13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene (7 alpha, 8 alpha-dihydroxycalonectrin).
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005285:Fermentation; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D014255:Trichothecenes; C038972:acetyldeoxynivalenol; C007262:deoxynivalenol