Structure Elucidation of Lolitrem F, a Naturally Occurring Stereoisomer of the Tremorgenic Mycotoxin Lolitrem B, Isolated from Lolium perenne Infected with Acremonium lolii

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2782-2788

  Munday Finch, Sarah C ^a   Wilkins, Alistair L ^b   Miles, Christopher O ^a   Ede, Richard M ^b   Thomson, Ralph A ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acremonium lolii; Endophyte; Lolitrem; Lolium perenne; Mycotoxin; Neurotoxin; Ryegrass staggers; Tremor

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII; TRITIUM;

EID: 0040073539     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf950396b     Document Type: Article

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