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Janthitrem A is a mycotoxin that has been found inP. janthinellum.1It induces tremors in mice and decreases the time to fall from the rotarod when administered at a dose of 4 mg/kg.2Janthitrem A (20 μg/g) also reducesW. cervinatalarvae weight gain and food consumption.
1.Gallagher, R.T., Latch, G.C., and Keogh, R.G.The janthitrems: Fluorescent tremorgenic toxins produced by Penicillium janthinellum isolates from ryegrass pasturesAppl. Environ. Microbiol.39(1)272-273(1980) 2.Babu, J.V., Popay, A.... |