Myrotoxin B
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Myrotoxin B is a macrocyclic trichothecene
first isolated in 1985. It was tested on Swiss mice and found to be very toxic, though not the most toxic of the three toxins that were tested at that time. It has also been isolated from Myrothecium roridum
, a pathogen
leaf spot
that affects mulberry, though it is unknown if it is used as a pathotoxin.
Trichothecene
Trichothecenes are a very large family of chemically related mycotoxins produced by various species of Fusarium, Myrothecium, Trichoderma, Trichothecium, Cephalosporium, Verticimonosporium, and Stachybotrys...
first isolated in 1985. It was tested on Swiss mice and found to be very toxic, though not the most toxic of the three toxins that were tested at that time. It has also been isolated from Myrothecium roridum
Myrothecium roridum
Myrothecium roridum is a plant pathogen. Myrotoxin B has been isolated from it.- External links :* *...
, a pathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
leaf spot
Leaf spot
Leaf spots are round blemishes found on the leaves of many species of plants, mostly caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria.A typical spot is "zonal", meaning it has a definite edge and often has a darker border. When lots of spots are present, they can grow together and become a blight or a blotch...
that affects mulberry, though it is unknown if it is used as a pathotoxin.