Mouse bioassay for Fusarium metabolites: rejection or acceptance when dissolved in drinking water.
Ten metabolites of Fusarium species (butenolide, diacetoxyscirpenol, equisetin, fusaric acid, gibberellic acid, moniliformin, NRRL 6227 peptide, T-2 toxin, vomitoxin, and zearalenone) were added to the drinking water of mice to determine whether they were consumed or refused. Of the 10, only the trichothecenes--diacetoxyscirpenol, T-2 toxin, and vomitoxin--were refused. Refusal of 2 mg of the trichothecenes per liter was not enhanced by adding 100 mg of zearalenone per liter.
D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D004326:Drinking; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*
D009183:Mycotoxins