Tenuazonic acid
Tenuazonic acid is a mycotoxin produced by Alternaria species. It is a powerful eukaryotic protein synthesis inhibitor.
In 1991 Tenuazonic acid was reported to inhibit skin tumor promotion in mice.
References
↑ "Tenuazonic Acid". Cayman Chemical.
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↑ Alisa D. Hocking (Editor), John I. Pitt (Editor) and Robert A. Samson (Editor): Advances in Food Mycology. Springer 2006; ISBN 978-0-387-28385-2; p. 23
↑ Dilip K. Arora and Arora K. Arora: Fungal Biotechnology in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Applications. Marcel Dekker Inc; illustrated edition 2003; ISBN 978-0-8247-4770-1; p. 336
↑ Tenuazonic acid page from Fermentek