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Zearalenone

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Zearalenone (ZEN), also known as RAL and F-2 mycotoxin, is a potent estrogenic metabolite produced by some Fusarium and Gibberella species. [1]

46 relations: Abortion, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Agonist, Alkali, Barley, Benzene, Crystal, Diacetoxyscirpenol, Dichloromethane, Estrogen, Estrogen receptor, Ethanol, Ethyl acetate, Fermentek, Fluorescence, Fusarium, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium incarnatum, Fusarium verticillioides, Gibberella, Gibberella intricans, Gibberella zeae, GPER, Hexane, High-performance liquid chromatography, Infertility, Maize, Metabolite, Methanol, Mycotoxin, Oat, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Rice, Sexual dysfunction, Silica gel, Sorghum, T-2 mycotoxin, Taleranol, Tandem mass spectrometry, Thin-layer chromatography, Ultraviolet, Vomitoxin, Wheat, Zearalanone, Zeranol.

Abortion

Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.

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Acetone

Acetone (systematically named propanone) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO.

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Acetonitrile

Acetonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula.

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Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: al-qaly “ashes of the saltwort”) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element.

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Barley

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.

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Benzene

Benzene is an important organic chemical compound with the chemical formula C6H6.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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Diacetoxyscirpenol

Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), also called anguidine, is a mycotoxin from the group of type A trichothecenes.

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Dichloromethane

Methylene dichloride (DCM, or methylene chloride, or dichloromethane) is a geminal organic compound with the formula CH2Cl2.

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Estrogen

Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.

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Estrogen receptor

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are a group of proteins found inside cells.

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Ethanol

Ethanol, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a chemical compound, a simple alcohol with the chemical formula.

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Ethyl acetate

Ethyl acetate (systematically ethyl ethanoate, commonly abbreviated EtOAc or EA) is the organic compound with the formula, simplified to.

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Fermentek

Fermentek Ltd. is a biotechnological company in the Atarot industrial zone of Jerusalem, Israel.

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Fluorescence

Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation.

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Fusarium

Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous fungi, part of a group often referred to as hyphomycetes, widely distributed in soil and associated with plants.

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Fusarium culmorum

Fusarium culmorum is a fungal plant pathogen and the causal agent of seedling blight, foot rot, ear blight, stalk rot, common root rot and other diseases of cereals, grasses, and a wide variety of monocots and dicots.

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Fusarium incarnatum

Fusarium incarnatum is a fungal plant pathogen.

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Fusarium verticillioides

Fusarium verticillioides is the most commonly reported fungal species infecting maize (Zea mays).

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Gibberella

Gibberella is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae.

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Gibberella intricans

Gibberella intricans is a plant pathogen.

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Gibberella zeae

Gibberella zeae, also known by the name of its anamorph Fusarium graminearum, is a plant pathogen which causes fusarium head blight, a devastating disease on wheat and barley.

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GPER

G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER), also known as G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPER gene.

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Hexane

Hexane is an alkane of six carbon atoms, with the chemical formula C6H14.

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High-performance liquid chromatography

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC; formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography), is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture.

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Infertility

Infertility is the inability of a person, animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Metabolite

A metabolite is the intermediate end product of metabolism.

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Methanol

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol among others, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated MeOH).

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Mycotoxin

A mycotoxin (from the Greek μύκης mykes, "fungus" and τοξικόν toxikon, "poison") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of the fungus kingdom and is capable of causing disease and death in both humans and other animals.

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Oat

The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals).

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Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal which covers legal aspects of toxicological and pharmacological regulations.

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Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

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Sexual dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction (or sexual malfunction or sexual disorder) is difficulty experienced by an individual or a couple during any stage of a normal sexual activity, including physical pleasure, desire, preference, arousal or orgasm.

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Silica gel

Silica gel is an amorphous and porous form of silicon dioxide (silica), consisting of an irregular tridimensional framework of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms with nanometer-scale voids and pores.

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Sorghum

Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae.

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T-2 mycotoxin

T-2 Mycotoxin (pronounced as 'Tee-Two') is a trichothecene mycotoxin.

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Taleranol

Taleranol (INN, USAN) (developmental code name P-1560), or teranol, also known as β-zearalanol, is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen of the resorcylic acid lactone group related to mycoestrogens found in Fusarium spp which was never marketed.

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Tandem mass spectrometry

Tandem mass spectrometry, also known as MS/MS or MS2, involves multiple steps of mass spectrometry selection, with some form of fragmentation occurring in between the stages.

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Thin-layer chromatography

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a chromatography technique used to separate non-volatile mixtures.

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Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet (UV) is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays.

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Vomitoxin

Vomitoxin, also known as deoxynivalenol (DON), is a type B trichothecene, an epoxy-sesquiterpenoid.

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Wheat

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food.

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Zearalanone

Zearalanone (ZAN) is a semi-synthetic mycoestrogen that is a derivative of zearalenone (ZEN).

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Zeranol

Zeranol (brand names Frideron, Ralabol, Ralgro, Ralone, Zerano; developmental code names MK-188, P-1496), or zearanol, also known as α-zearalanol or simply zearalanol, is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen of the resorcylic acid lactone group related to mycoestrogens found in fungi in the Fusarium genus and is used mainly as an anabolic agent in veterinary medicine.

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C18H22O5, F-2 mycotoxin, Mycotoxin F2.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zearalenone

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