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Study of the metabolites ofPhyllosticta maydis. I. Isolation and partial identification

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Various metabolites of the fungusPhyllosticta maydis have been isolated, particularly mevalonolactone. The most interesting of these compounds, which is highly toxic to corn seeds (Zea mays), and which is probably a complex polyol, is the subject of the present report.

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  1. Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128, Palaiseau, France

    G. Aranda, A. Bervillé, R. Cassini, M. Fétizon & B. Poiret

  2. Station de Pathologie Végétale, Centre National de Recherches Agronomiques, I.N.R.A., F-7800, Versailles, France

    G. Aranda, A. Bervillé, R. Cassini, M. Fétizon & B. Poiret

  3. Laboratoire d'Amélioration des Plantes, I.N.R.A., Université Paris-Sud, F-91405, Orsay, France

    G. Aranda, A. Bervillé, R. Cassini, M. Fétizon & B. Poiret

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Acknowledgment. The authors are indebted to Professor T. Gäumann for his cooperation and Dr J.C. Tabet who performed the measurements of mass-spectrometry.

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Aranda, G., Bervillé, A., Cassini, R. et al. Study of the metabolites ofPhyllosticta maydis. I. Isolation and partial identification. Experientia 38, 640–643 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964066

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