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. 1975 Jan;29(1):54–58. doi: 10.1128/am.29.1.54-58.1975

Biological Modification of Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Acetylation and Deacetylation of Deoxynivalenols by Fusarium spp

Takumi Yoshizawa 1, Nobuichi Morooka 1
PMCID: PMC186910  PMID: 234156

Abstract

Attempts were made to elucidate the acetyl transformation of novel trichothecene mycotoxins, 3α,7α,15-trihydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-8-one (deoxynivalenol) and its derivatives, by trichothecene-producing strains of Fusarium nivale, F. roseum, and F. solani. In the peptone-supplemented Czapek-Dox medium, F. roseum converted 3α-acetoxy-7α,15-dihydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-8-one (3-acetyldeoxynivalenol) to deoxynivalenol. 3-Acetyldeoxynivalenol was also deacetylated by intact mycelia of the three strains in sugar-free Czapek-Dox medium. The growing F. nivale acetylated deoxynivalenol to afford a small amount of 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol. 3α,7α,15-Triacetoxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-8-one (deoxynivalenol triacetate) was transformed by the intact mycelium of F. solani into 7α,15-diacetoxy-3α-hydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-8-one (7,15-diacetyl-deoxynivalenol), which was then deacetylated to give 7α-acetoxy-3α,15-dihydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-8-one (7-acetyldeoxynivalenol). It was noted that the ester at C-7 was not hydrolyzed by the fungal mycelium.

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