zearalenonehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zearalenone_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezearalenone, n.
Revised 2018

zearalenonenoun

Biochemistry.
  1. 1966–
    An oestrogenic compound which is a metabolic product of certain cereal fungi and causes disorders of the reproductive system in poultry and livestock (esp. pigs).
    Zearalenone is a lactone of resorcylic acid. Formula: C18H22O5.
    1. 1966
      Study of the substance of striking physiological activity isolated from the mycelia of the fungus Gibberella zeae..has shown that it is one of the enantiomorphs of 6-(10-hydroxy-6-oxo-trans-1-undecenyl)-β-resorcylic acid lactone I... Zearalenone I..gives reactions that indicate it has one olefinic and one ketonic group, and two phenolic hydroxyls and an ester group in a β-resorcylate structure.
      W. H. Urry et al. in Tetrahedron Letters No. 27. 3109
    2. 1978
      Samples from 2 lots of corn in France suspected of causing infertility, hyperestrogenic signs and feed refusal in swine were analyzed for zearalenone and trichothecenes.
      Experientia vol. 34 1333/1
    3. 1981
      The phenolic macrolide zearalenone (F-2 toxin) produced by Fusarium graminearum..and other Fusarium species growing on maize, barley and wheat destined for incorporation into animal feeds, is probably one of the most widespread and economically important mycotoxins.
      M. L. Clarke et al., Veterinary Toxicology (ed. 2) viii. 277/1
    4. 2008
      Zearalenone is only partly decomposed by heat.
      K. A. Scudamore in J. Gilbert & H. Z. Şenyuva, Bioactive Compounds Foods vi. 154

zearalenone, n. was revised in June 2018.

zearalenone, n. was last modified in July 2023.