title: Trichothecenes: from simple to complex mycotoxins.
abstract: As the world's population grows, access to a safe food supply will continue to be a global priority. In recent years, the world has experienced an increase in mycotoxin contamination of grains due to climatic and agronomic changes that encourage fungal growth during cultivation. A number of the molds that are plant pathogens produce trichothecene mycotoxins, which are known to cause serious human and animal toxicoses. This review covers the types of trichothecenes, their complexity, and proposed biosynthetic pathways of trichothecenes.
authors: Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Peoria, IL 61604, USA. Susan.McCormick@ars.usda.gov
authors: Susan P
authors: SP
authors: McCormick
authors: April M
authors: AM
authors: Stanley
authors: Nicholas A
authors: NA
authors: Stover
authors: Nancy J
authors: NJ
authors: Alexander
mesh_terms: D002523:Edible Grain / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005670:Fusarium / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014255:Trichothecenes