Patulin

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"Patulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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4-Hydroxy-4H-furo(3,2-c)pyran-2(6H)-one. A mycotoxin produced by several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. It is found in unfermented apple and grape juice and field crops. It has antibiotic properties and has been shown to be carcinogenic and mutagenic and causes chromosome damage in biological systems.

Descriptor ID	D010365
MeSH Number(s)	D03.830.670 D23.946.587.725
Concept/Terms	Patulin Patulin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Pyrans [D03.830]
Patulin [D03.830.670]
Biological Factors [D23]
Toxins, Biological [D23.946]
Mycotoxins [D23.946.587]
Patulin [D23.946.587.725]

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