Deoxynivalenol
Application Notes
Deoxynivalenol is a trichothecene mycotoxin produced by various Fusarium sp. infecting grains. Deoxynivalenol has immunosuppressant activity, inducing activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity in the murine EL-4 thymoma model which may contribute to cytokine dysregulation and immunotoxic effects associated with exposure to trichothecene mycotoxins. Deoxynivalenol is an emetic and has weak Gram positive antibiotic activity.
References
- Fusarium species pathogenic to barley and their associated mycotoxins. Salas B. et al. Plant Dis. 1999, 83, 667.
- Modulation of transcription factor AP-1 activity in murine EL-4 thymoma cells by vomitoxin (deoxynivalenol). Li S. et al. Tox Appl Pharmacol. 2000, 163, 17.
- Deoxynivalenol impairs the immune functions of neutrophils. Gauthier T. et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2013, 57, 1026.