Mutagenicity of the mycotoxin botryodiplodin in the salmonella typhimurium/microsomal activation test

Abstract

Abstract Botryodiplodin, a mycotoxin synthesized by some strains of Penicillium roqueforti was tested for lethal and mutagenic effects on Salmonella typhimurium (TA98). Botryodiplodin was active in the histidine reversion system without metabolic activation.