Organic Chemical
mycotoxin Audio
my·co·tox·in [ mahy-koh-tok-sin ]
Subclass of:
Toxin
Definitions related to mycotoxins:
  • Mycotoxins are toxic, secondary metabolites of low molecular weight produced by naturally occurring fungi. Mycotoxins are neither infectious nor contagious, but can occur on a herd-wide basis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Toxic substance produced by a fungus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Toxic compounds produced by FUNGI.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Mycotoxin, naturally occurring metabolite produced by certain microfungi (i.e., molds) that is toxic to humans and other animals. Mycotoxins occur in great number and variety, though only a small number occur regularly in human foodstuffs and animal feeds. Foods that may be affected include barley...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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