ZearalanoneisaminorcomponentofthezearalenonecomplexproducedbyseveralspeciesofFusarium.Likethemoreabundantanalogues,zearalanonecausesestrogeniceffectsindomesticlivestock.Zearalanoneisametaboliteofα-zearalanol,acommerciallyavailablegrowthpromotantinanimals,andisausefulstandardfordetectionofzearanol-contaminatedproductsandFusarium-contaminatedgrains.
Zearalanoneissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Zearalanonehaslimitedwatersolubility.
CASNumber
5975-78-0
MolecularFormula
C18H24O5
MolecularWeight
322.4
StorageConditions
-20°C
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