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Definition of Trichothecenes

1. trichothecene [n] - See also: trichothecene

Medical Definition of Trichothecenes

1. Usually 12,13-epoxytrichothecenes, produced by fusaria, stachybotrys, trichoderma and other fungi, and some higher plants. They may contaminate food or feed grains, induce emesis and haemorrhage in lungs and brain, and damage bone marrow due to protein and DNA synthesis inhibition. Pharmacological action: nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors, protein synthesis inhibitor. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Trichothecenes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"trichothecenes bind to a single binding site on 60s ribo- somes and directly ... Most of the investigation of trichothecenes has been supported by the US ..."

2. Allelopathy: The Effects of Chemicals Produced by Plants by Henry Gilbert (1994)
"... seed germination of two Brazilian Baccharis species by phytotoxic trichothecenes. ... Plant composition; Phytotoxins; Seed germination; trichothecenes; ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... including trichothecenes; study of ecological relationships between the fungi-producing mycotoxins, insect vectors involved in the invasion of plants by ..."

4. Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1998)
"Some circumstantial evidence suggests that Iraq may have produced significant quantities of another class of fungal toxins called trichothecenes, ..."

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