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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C24H34O9
Molecular Weight 466.5214
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 8 / 8
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of T-2 TOXIN

SMILES

[H][C@@]12O[C@]3([H])C=C(C)[C@H](C[C@]3(COC(C)=O)[C@@](C)([C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H]1O)[C@]24CO4)OC(=O)CC(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=BXFOFFBJRFZBQZ-QYWOHJEZSA-N
InChI=1S/C24H34O9/c1-12(2)7-18(27)32-16-9-23(10-29-14(4)25)17(8-13(16)3)33-21-19(28)20(31-15(5)26)22(23,6)24(21)11-30-24/h8,12,16-17,19-21,28H,7,9-11H2,1-6H3/t16-,17+,19+,20+,21+,22+,23+,24-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C24H34O9
Molecular Weight 466.5214
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 8 / 8
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Among the naturally occurring trichothecenes in food and feed, T-2 toxin is a cytotoxic fungal secondary metabolite produced by various species of Fusarium. Following ingestion, T-2 toxin causes acute and chronic toxicity and induces apoptosis in the immune system and fetal tissues. T-2 toxin is usually metabolized and eliminated after ingestion, yielding more than 20 metabolites. Consequently, there is a possibility of human consumption of animal products contaminated with T-2 toxin and its metabolites. The molecular mechanism of inhibition of protein synthesis may be the high affinity of T-2 toxin for the 60S ribosomal subunit.

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Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
in mice toxic effect: Groups of 50 male and 50 female CD-1 mice, six weeks of age, were fed a semi-synthetic diet containing 0, 1.5 or 3.0 mg/kg T-2 toxin for 71 weeks. in rats toxic effect: 40 weanling male and female Wistar- Porton rats were administered one to eight doses of 0.2-4 mg/kg bw T-2 toxin intragastrically at approximately monthly intervals (duration unspecified).
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Embryos were cultured in media supplemented with 0.5, 0.75 and 1 ng/ml T-2. Different exposure times were applied [96 h (treatment I) or 24 h following 72 h in toxin-free media (treatment II)]. Blastomere number, nuclear chromatin status and blastocoel formation were investigated in blastocysts. After 24 h of exposure applied following a 72-h culture, blastomeres had a higher level of chromatin damage, although their developmental potential was the same as in the control embryos. In both cases, decreased mitotic rate was found, which resulted in decreased blastomere number even at low toxin concentration.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
I3FL5NM3MO
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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