Isotrichodiol: a post-trichodiene intermediate in the biosynthesis of trichothecene mycotoxins
Abstract
Feeding experiments with labelled trichodiene (1) in Fusarium culmorum cultures have resulted in the isolation of a new metabolite, Isotrichodiol (9), that is subsequently transformed into trichothecene toxins, and thus represents the first demonstrated post-trichodiene intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway to trichothecenes.