Toxic Indole Diterpenes from Endophyte-Infected Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne L.: Isolation and Stability

Toxic Indole Diterpenes from Endophyte-Infected Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne L.: Isolation and Stability

The most potent of the indole diterpenes, lolitrem B, is found in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) infected with the endophyte Epichloë festucae var. lolii (also termed LpTG-1). Ingestion causes a neurological syndrome in grazing livestock called ryegrass staggers disease. To enable t...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Reddy, Myrna A. Deseo, Vilnis Ezernieks, Kathryn Guthridge, German Spangenberg, Simone Rochfort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
mycotoxins
terpendole
lolitrem
neurotoxin
alkaloid
endophyte
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/1/16

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