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. 1969 Mar;17(3):482–483. doi: 10.1128/am.17.3.482-483.1969

Biosynthesis of the Fungal Estrogen F-2 and a Naturally Occuring Derivative (F-3) by Fusarium moniliforme1

C J Mirocha 1,2, C M Christensen 1,2, G H Nelson 1,2
PMCID: PMC377719  PMID: 5813680

Abstract

The fungal metabolites, F-2 and F-3, associated with estrogenism in swine, are produced by some races of Fusarium moniliforme isolated from toxic feeds.

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