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. 1972 Jan;23(1):183–185. doi: 10.1128/am.23.1.183-185.1972

New Mycotoxin, Trichotoxin A, from Trichoderma viride Isolated from Southern Leaf Blight-Infected Corn

C T Hou a, A Ciegler a, C W Hesseltine a
PMCID: PMC380305  PMID: 5062092

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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