The plant parasitic fungus Claviceps purpurea sensu lato produces sclerotia containing toxic
ergot alkaloids and uncharacterized indole diterpenoids in grasses including cereals. The …

Research into ergot alkaloid production in major cereal cash crops is crucial for furthering
our understanding of the potential toxicological impacts of Claviceps purpurea upon …

Ergot alkaloids are mycotoxins which are produced among fungi in the family
Clavicipitaceae. Poisoning with ergot alkaloids is an important veterinary problem in animal …

Ergot alkaloids, produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, are contaminants of cereal
crops. Depending on various factors, the relative composition of individual ergot alkaloids …

Ergot alkaloids are toxins produced by some species of fungi in the genus Claviceps, that
may infect rye and triticale and, in a minor degree, other types of cereals. In this study, a new …

Highlights•Transcriptomes of different tissues of Claviceps purpurea were analyzed.•Genes
probably involved in phytoalexins detoxification were identified.•Four chemical races of …

The fungus Claviceps purpurea produces highly toxic ergot alkaloids and accumulates
these in the hardened bodies of fungal mycelium. These so-called sclerotia, or ergot bodies …

Ergot alkaloid mycotoxins produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, are contaminants of
cereal crops and grasses. The objectives of this study were to determine the correlation …

Ergot alkaloids are secondary metabolites resulting from fungi of the genus Claviceps that
have proven to be highly toxic. These mycotoxins commonly infect cereal crops such as …

Ergot alkaloids are toxins produced by members of the fungal family of Clavicipitaceae
represented among others by Claviceps purpurea, C. paspali, and C. fusiformis, occurring …