Term Information

Accession
CHEBI:55517
Name
trichothecene
Ontology
Synonyms
trichothecenes
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any one of a large family of chemically related mycotoxins with a structure based on a sesquiterpene skeleton. The most important structural features causing the biological activities of trichothecenes are a 12,13-epoxy ring, the presence of hydroxy or acetyl groups at appropriate positions on the trichothecene nucleus and the structure and position of the side-chain. [source: unknown]
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Subset
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Parents of trichothecene (CHEBI:55517)
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trichothecene [is_a relation] is_a  organic heteropolycyclic compound (CHEBI:38166)
trichothecene [is_a relation] is_a  sesquiterpenoid (CHEBI:26658)
trichothecene [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  mycotoxin (CHEBI:25442)
trichothecene [is_a relation] is_a  epoxide (CHEBI:32955)
Children of trichothecene (CHEBI:55517)
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deoxynivalenol (CHEBI:10022) [is_a relation] is_a  trichothecene
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