Table 1.
Number of Scopus database citations for several secondary metabolites produced by mycotoxigenic fungi and their scientific interests.
| Secondary Metabolites | Scopus Citation | Scientific Interest a | Secondary Metabolites | Scopus Citation | Scientific Interest a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL toxin | 100 | ** | Infectopyrones | 3 | * |
| Aflatoxins | 16,939 | ***** | Islanditoxin | 10 | * |
| Aflavinine | 12 | * | Luteoskyrin | 135 | ** |
| Agroclavine | 214 | *** | Marcfortine A, B and C | 38 | * |
| Alternariol | 396 | **** | Monacolins | 242 | *** |
| Andrastins | 30 | * | Moniliformin | 399 | **** |
| Aspergillic acid | 66 | * | Monoacetoxyscirpenol | 64 | * |
| Aurofusarin | 55 | * | Mycophenolic acid | 241 | *** |
| Beauvericin | 441 | **** | Neosolaniol | 242 | *** |
| β-nitropropionic acids | 4 | * | Nivalenol | 1014 | ***** |
| Botryodiploidin | 36 | * | Novae-zelandins | 1 | * |
| Butenolide | 1337 | ***** | Ochratoxins | 5162 | ***** |
| Byssochlamic acid | 31 | * | Oosporein | 45 | * |
| Chlamydosporol | 21 | * | Orsellinic acid | 205 | *** |
| Chrysogine | 18 | * | Paspalitrems | 7 | * |
| Citreoviridin | 124 | ** | Patulin | 1606 | ***** |
| Citrinin | 1994 | ***** | Penicillic acid | 437 | **** |
| Citreoisocoumarin | 9 | * | Penitrem | 202 | *** |
| Clavine alkaloids | 146 | ** | Phomopsin | 123 | ** |
| Culmorin | 33 | * | PR toxin | 320 | **** |
| Cyclopiazonic Acid | 2307 | ***** | PR-amide | 6 | * |
| Deoxynivalenol | 3720 | ***** | PR-imine | 5 | * |
| Diacetoxyscirpenol | 759 | **** | Pseurotins | 56 | * |
| Dicoumarol | 3811 | ***** | Roquefortines | 213 | *** |
| Diketopioperazines | 1 | * | Roridins | 32 | * |
| Eremofortin C | 10 | * | Rubratoxin | 191 | ** |
| Ergot toxins | 7567 | ***** | Rubrofusarin | 75 | * |
| Ergotamine | 7298 | ***** | Scirpentriol | 69 | * |
| Festuclavine | 74 | * | Slaframine | 103 | ** |
| Fumagillin | 939 | **** | Sphingofungin | 47 | * |
| Fumigatins | 23 | * | Sporidesmin | 207 | *** |
| Fumiquinazolines | 56 | * | Stachbotryotoxins | 1 | * |
| Fumitremorgen | 11 | * | Sterigmatocystin | 1000 | **** |
| Fumitremorgines | 357 | **** | T-2 & HT-2 toxin | 470 | **** |
| Fumonisins | 3542 | ***** | Tentoxin | 208 | *** |
| Fusarenone-X | 54 | * | Tenuazonic acid | 256 | *** |
| Fusaric Acid | 675 | **** | Tremorgens | 37 | * |
| Fusarins | 100 | ** | Tremorgens | 46 | * |
| Fusariocin | 2 | * | Trypacidin | 20 | * |
| Gliotoxin | 996 | **** | Verruculogen | 112 | ** |
| Helvolic acid | 89 | ** | Zearalenone | 3443 | ***** |
a: The scientific interest associated to each secondary metabolite was assigned on the basis of number of Scopus citations obtained by using “Article title, Abstract, Keywords” document search criterion; *: for 1–99 citations; **: for 100–199 citations; ***: 200–299 citations; ****: 300–999 citations; *****: >1000 citations.