Abstract
A new mycotoxin, trichotoxin A, was found in a solvent extract of the mycelium of Trichoderma viride isolated from corn infected with southern leaf blight. Trichotoxin A is a cyclic peptide with the following amino acid composition: (gluN)2, (glu)1, (pro)2, (gly)1, (ala)3, (leu)3, (2-methyl alanine)1.
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