Open AccessByssotoxin A, a secondary metabolite of Byssochlamys fulva
Author(s) -
Regina Kramer,
N. D. Davis,
U. L. Diener
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.31.2.249-253.1976
Subject(s) - metabolite , germination , brine shrimp , food science , biology , bacteria , yeast , botany , nutrient , shrimp , secondary metabolite , inoculation , chemistry , horticulture , biochemistry , ecology , gene , genetics
Byssochlamys fulva, isolated from corn, was grown on nutrient-amended shredded wheat medium for 14 days at 25 C. Crude solvent extract from these cultures was toxic to brine shrimp, chicken embryos, and rats. The extract was slightly inhibitory to the germination of of pea seeds, but was nontoxic to ten species of bacteria and one of yeast. One metabolite was isolated, given the trivial name byssotoxin A, and partially characterized chemically and physically.
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