Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5165471 | Phytochemistry | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Grass benzoxazinones such as DIMBOA readily react with thiols. ⺠DIMBOA reacts with glutathione to form stable spirocyclic adducts. ⺠Protein cysteinyl residues similarly react with DIMBOA. ⺠This reactivity is likely to result in toxicity on ingestion.
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Authors
David P. Dixon, Jonathan D. Sellars, Alan M. Kenwright, Patrick G. Steel,