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SUBMITTER: Wamalwa LN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4298358 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wamalwa Lydia N LN Cheseto Xavier X Ouna Elizabeth E Kaplan Fatma F Maniania Nguya K NK Machuka Jesse J Torto Baldwyn B Ghislain Marc M
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 20150101 1
Furanoterpenoid accumulation in response to microbial attack in rotting sweetpotatoes has long been linked to deaths and lung edema of cattle in the world. However, it is not known whether furanoterpenoid ipomeamarone accumulates in the healthy-looking parts of infected sweetpotato storage roots. This is critical for effective utilization as animal feed and assessment of the potential negative impact on human health. Therefore, we first identified the fungus from infected sweetpotatoes as a Rhiz ...[more]