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Metabolic products, mass spectral analyses, and synthesis of toxic trichothecenes. Final report, 15 April 1982-14 July 1985

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6336126

A mass spectral library of the trichothecenes was developed and delivered to USAMRIID. The structure of Fusarochromanone (causes bone deformation) was elucidated and the biological activity of this metabolite was determined. Metabolic studies of T-2 toxin were determined in chickens and the metabolites were identified. Similarly, a kinetic study of T-2 metabolism was done using a cow as the subject. De-epoxy-diacetoxyscirpenol was found in a Fusarium culture for the first time and de-epoxy-T2 tetraol was found in cow urine for the first time. Morphologic lesions of T-2 toxin in the cat were described.

Research Organization:
Minnesota Univ., St. Paul (USA)
OSTI ID:
6336126
Report Number(s):
AD-A-180891/4/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English