Abstract
Among the spectrum of diverse secondary metabolites produced by fungi are a group of compounds called tremorgens; so named because of their ability to cause tremors or similar nervous signs when administered to or ingested by animals. There is also a chemical relationship among most of the tremorgens, in that many possess an indole moiety [6]. The chemical classification of Cole [6] includes six groups of fungal tremorgens; the paspalitrem group, the penitrem group, the fumitremorgin-verruculogen group, the tryptoquivaline group, the janthitrem group, and the territrem group. The emphasis of this presentation will be on the penitrems of the penitrem group of tremorgens, the fungi that produce penitrems, and their effects on animals and animal systems.
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Richard, J.L., Peden, W.M., Thurston, J.R. (1986). Occurrence of penitrem mycotoxins and clinical manifestations of penitrem intoxications. In: Richard, J.L., Thurston, J.R. (eds) Diagnosis of Mycotoxicoses. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4235-6_5
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