Moniliforminisapotent,water-solublemycotoxinproducedbyseveralspeciesofFusarium.Comparativetoxicitystudiesofmoniliformininchickencelllinesrevealednotoxicitytochondrocytesandmacrophages,buttoxicitytosplenocytes,cardiacandskeletalmyocytes.
Moniliforminissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Goodwatersolubility.
CASNumber
71376-34-6
MolecularFormula
C4HNO3Na
MolecularWeight
120.0
MechanismofAction
Moniliforminselectivelyinhibitsmitochondrialoxidizationofpyruvateandα-ketoglutarate,howeverthemodeofactionisnotyetcompletelyresolved.
StorageConditions
-20°C