gliotoxin

[¦glī·ō‚täk·sən]

(microbiology)

C₁₃H₁₄O₄N₂S₂ A heat-labile, bacteriostatic antibiotic produced by species of Trichoderma and Cliocladium and by Aspergillus fumigatus.

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Mechanism of action of the antifibrogenic compound gliotoxin in rat liver cells," Hepatology, vol.

The Regulatory Role of Nuclear Factor Kappa B in the Heart of Hereditary Hypertriglyceridemic Rat

Gliotoxin stimulates the apoptosis of human and rat hepatic stellate cells and enhances the resolution of liver fibrosis in rats.

Anti-fibrotic effect of thymoquinone on hepatic stellate cells

The effect of gliotoxin and patulin on human T cell function.

Occurrence, toxicological aspects, analytical methods and control of patulin in food/Ocorrencia, aspectos toxicologicos, metodos analiticos e controle da patulina em alimentos

Amphotericine B enhances the synthesis and release of the immunosuppressive agent gliotoxin from the pulmonary pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

Preparation of anti-aspergillus fumigatus antibodies in egg laying hens and their protective efficacy in BALB/c mice

Richard has applied this test to other mycotoxins, such as gliotoxin and T-2 toxin.

Testing fumonisin activity

Gliotoxin natural incidence and toxigenicity of Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from maize silage and ready dairy cattle feed.

Natural Incidence of Aspergillus Mycoflora and Mycotoxins in Fresh and Ensiled Maize Fodder

Although many previous studies have put Gliocladium in a rank of "non-pathogenic fungi", but recent studies have shown the involvement of this organism in the secretion of a kind of fungal toxins called Gliotoxin (38).

Occurrence of hemolytic fungi mounted on wheat grains in the main silo of Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

These fungi produce a variety of metabolites such as gliotoxin, viridiol, viridian, and gliovirin, which are toxic.

Effect of Culture Medium on Herbicidal Potential of Metabolites of Trichoderma Species against Parthenium hysterophorus

Some of these minor mycotoxins include T-2 toxin, fusaric acid, cyclopiazeaic acid, patulin, gliotoxin, citrinin, and ergot alkaloids.

Occurrence and decontamination of mycotoxins in swine feed

78) Zinc administration is suggested as a logical therapy for this problem, since it both inhibits the production of gliotoxin in fungal cultures and offers significant protection against formed mycotoxins.

Immune defense and repair systems in biologic medicine: clinical relevance of biological response modifiers in autoimmunity diagnosis, treatment, tests and interpretation part 2

Most of the antagonistic fungi are egg parasitizing but few culture filtrates of these fungi produced the antibiotics, glioviren and gliotoxin (Lumsden et al.

Combined Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Leaves and a Fungus,Trichoderma harzianum Against Meloidogyne javanica on Eggplant

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