title: 12,13-Epoxy-delta 9-trichothecenes as the probable mycotoxins responsible for stachybotryotoxicosis.
abstract: Stachybotrys atra cultures grown on oats produced five compounds toxic to brine shrimp; three are the sesquiterpenoid mycotoxins known as 12,13-epoxy-Delta(9)-trichothecenes. One trichothecene is roridin E, a known metabolite of Myrothecium verrucaria. The other two were hydrolyzed to verrucarol, the product of roridin and verrucarin hydrolysis. Spectroscopic data indicate that the two remaining compounds are also 12,13-epoxy-Delta(9)-trichothecenes. These metabolites are probably among those responsible for stachybotryotoxicosis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D033364:Decapoda; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000506:poisoning; D011041:Poisoning / Q000662:veterinary; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D013729:Terpenes