ergovaline
Sign in to saveErgovaline is an ergopeptine and one of the ergot alkaloids. It is usually found in endophyte-infected species of grass like Tall fescue or Perennial Ryegrass. It is toxic to cattle feeding on infected grass, probably because it acts as a vasoconstrictor.
Research
217 papers- Duration of ergovaline exposure influences serotonin-mediated vasoactivity of bovine mesenteric vasculature.Journal of animal science · 2023
- Equine Mycotoxins.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice · 2024
- Ruminal ergovaline and volatile fatty acid dynamics: Association with poor performance and a key growth regulator in steers grazing toxic tall fescue.Environmental toxicology and pharmacology · 2024
- Influence of Prolonged Serotonin and Ergovaline Pre-Exposure on Vasoconstriction Ex Vivo.Toxins · 2021
- Using On-Farm Monitoring of Ergovaline and Tall Fescue Composition for Horse Pasture Management.Toxins · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 533.264
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- chemical formula
- C₂₉H₃₅N₅O₅
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C1C(=O)N2CCCC2C3(N1C(=O)C(O3)(C)NC(=O)C4CN(C5CC6=CNC7=CC=CC(=C67)C5=C4)C)O
- isomeric SMILES
- CC(C)[C@H]1C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2[C@]3(N1C(=O)[C@](O3)(C)NC(=O)[C@H]4CN([C@@H]5CC6=CNC7=CC=CC(=C67)C5=C4)C)O
- found in taxon
- Festuca rubra
- Commons category
- Ergovaline
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Ergovaline is an ergopeptine and one of the ergot alkaloids. It is usually found in endophyte-infected species of grass like Tall fescue or Perennial Ryegrass. It is toxic to cattle feeding on infected grass, probably because it acts as a vasoconstrictor.
==See also== Neotyphodium coenophialum
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