Alternariol

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Alternariol is a toxic metabolite of Alternaria fungi.[1] It is an important contaminant in cereals and fruits.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Davis VM, Stack ME (1994). "Evaluation of alternariol and alternariol methyl ether for mutagenic activity in Salmonella typhimurium". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60 (10): 3901–2. PMID 7986060. 
  2. ^ Brugger EM, Wagner J, Schumacher DM, et al (2006). "Mutagenicity of the mycotoxin alternariol in cultured mammalian cells". Toxicol. Lett. 164 (3): 221–30. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.01.001. PMID 16464542. 
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