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Of the biologically active trichothecene derivatives produced by Fusarium species, only nivalenol, fusarenon (fusarenon-X), deoxynivalenol (DON) (vomitoxin), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) and T-2 toxin have been formed in naturally contaminated foodstuff [1].
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Sato, S. (1986). Comparative biochemical changes associated with the trichothecene toxicoses. In: Richard, J.L., Thurston, J.R. (eds) Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4235-6_11
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