Description
A mycotoxin; lethal to rodents (LD50 = 29-55 mg/kg) and poultry (LD50 = 170 mg/kg); induces convulsions, dyspnea, pulmonary edema and ulceration, and gastrointestinal distension in rats, mice, chickens, and hamsters; induces hypoplasia of the mesencephalon and telencephalon, hyperplasia of the mandibular process, and growth retardation in rat embryos; has been found in Penicillium-infected apple crops