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Methods of Lysergic Acid Synthesis—The Key Ergot Alkaloid
Molecules, 2022 Ergot is the spore form of the fungus Claviceps purpurea. Ergot alkaloids are indole compounds that are biosynthetically derived from L-tryptophan and represent the largest group of fungal nitrogen metabolites found in nature.
Michał K Jastrzebski +2 more
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Toxins, 2021 Following pending new legislation in the European Union setting a maximum of 20 ng g−1 for the total sum of ergot alkaloids in dry cereal-based baby food, a new UHPLC-MS/MS method was developed.
Svetlana V Malysheva +2 more
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Impacts of Cereal Ergot in Food Animal Production
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2016 The negative impacts of ergot contamination of grain on the health of humans and animals were first documented during the 5th century AD. Although ergotism is now rare in humans, cleaning contaminated grain concentrates ergot bodies in screenings which ...
Kim Stanford +2 more
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Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of Ergot Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Aspergillus aspearensis [PDF]
ToxinsErgot alkaloids derived from lysergic acid have impacted humankind significantly as toxins in agriculture and as the foundations of several pharmaceuticals.
Jessica L. Fuss, Daniel G. Panaccione
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Analysis of ergot alkaloid gene expression and ergine levels in different parts of Ipomoea asarifolia [PDF]
PeerJBackground Ergot alkaloids are renowned for their pharmacological significance and were historically attributed to fungal symbioses with cereal crops and grasses.
Yanisa Olaranont +3 more
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Multi-locus GWAS analysis identifies genomic regions associated with resistance to ergot (Claviceps africana) in sorghum. [PDF]
PLoS ONEDeployment of resistant genotypes is one of the major components of ergot disease management in sorghum. Identification of genomic regions and candidate genes associated with resistance to ergot is a key step to facilitate sorghum breeding for resistance
Dejene Kebede +8 more
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Toxins, 2015 The principles and application of established and newer methods for the quantitative and semi-quantitative determination of ergot alkaloids in food, feed, plant materials and animal tissues are reviewed.
Colin Crews
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UPDATED REVIEW ON EXTRACTION, ISOLATION AND QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF ERGOT ALKALOIDS [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 2022 Ergot Alkaloids are potent α-blockers that cause direct smooth muscle contraction. They are products of fungi in the genus Claviceps. The most prominent member of this group is Claviceps purpurea (rye ergot fungus).
B. Ramya Kuber, P. Sowmya, I. Theja
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Is the pathogenic ergot fungus a conditional defensive mutualist for its host grass? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 It is well recognized, that outcomes of mutualistic plant-microorganism interactions are often context dependent and can range from mutualistic to antagonistic depending on conditions.
Pauliina P Wäli +3 more
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