"Fumonisins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of MYCOTOXINS found in CORN contaminated with FUSARIUM fungus. They are chains of about 20 carbons with acidic ester, acetylamino and sometimes other substituents. They inhibit ceramide synthetase conversion of SPHINGOLIPIDS to CERAMIDES.
| Descriptor ID |
D037341
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.146.432 D23.946.587.385
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