Trichothecene Biosynthesis in Fusarium sporotrichioides: Origin of the Oxygen Atoms of T-2 Toxin

AUTOR(ES)

Desjardins, Anne E.

RESUMO

Mass spectral analysis of T-2 toxin formed during the growth of Fusarium sporotrichioides (ATCC 24043) in the presence of H218O showed incorporation of up to three 18O atoms per toxin molecule. The carbonyl oxygens of the acetates at C-4 and C-15 and of the isovalerate at C-8 were derived from H2O. Toxin formed in the presence of 18O molecular oxygen incorporated up to six 18O atoms per toxin molecule. The overall incorporation was 78 and 92% of toxin molecules labeled for H218O and 18O2 labeled samples, respectively. The oxygens of position 1, the 12,13-epoxide, and the hydroxyl groups at C-3, C-4, C-8, and C-15 were all derived from molecular oxygen.

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