ReviewToxins2015
Are Some Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Mycotoxins?
Review in Toxins, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 142 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and concentration of aflatoxin M1 in milk and dairy products: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.International health · 2025Pooled it
- Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Fungi Have Substantial Effects on Growth and Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Article
- Harnessing Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds for Crop Protection: Scientific Discovery, Bridging Ecological Function and On-Farm Application.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Review
- Associations between cMIND diet, mold exposure, and visual impairment among older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Diversity and functions of fungal VOCs with special reference to the multiple bioactivities of the mushroom alcohol.Mycology · 2025Review
- Association of indoor dampness indicators with rheumatic diseases/symptoms in older adults: A comparative cross-sectional study in Chongqing and Beijing.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Trichoderma afroharzianum TRI07 metabolites inhibit Alternaria alternata growth and induce tomato defense-related enzymes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Classification, biology and entomopathogenic fungi-based management and their mode of action againstFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- AlternativeFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- The utility ofFrontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- AWMF mold guideline "Medical clinical diagnostics for indoor mold exposure" - Update 2023 AWMF Register No. 161/001.Allergologie select · 2024Article
- Potential of volatile organic compounds in the management of insect pests and diseases of food legumes: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Evaluation of Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds for Control the Plant Parasitic NematodePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mutational Analysis ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Why Do These Yeasts Smell So Good? Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Produced byMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Fungistatic Activity Mediated by Volatile Organic Compounds Is Isolate-Dependent inJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Volatile Organic Compounds and Physiological Parameters as Markers of Potato (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are carbon-compounds that easily evaporate at room temperature. Toxins are biologically produced poisons; mycotoxins are those toxins produced by microscopic fungi. All fungi emit blends of VOCs; the qualitative and quantitative composition of these volatile blends varies with the species of fungus and the environmental situation in which the fungus is grown. These fungal VOCs, produced as mixtures of alcohols, aldehydes, acids, ethers, esters, ketones, terpenes, thiols and their derivatives, are responsible for the characteristic moldy odors associated with damp indoor spaces. There is increasing experimental evidence that some of these VOCs have toxic properties. Laboratory tests in mammalian tissue culture and Drosophila melanogaster have shown that many single VOCs, as well as mixtures of VOCs emitted by growing fungi, have toxic effects. This paper describes the pros and cons of categorizing toxigenic fungal VOCs as mycotoxins, uses genomic data to expand on the definition of mycotoxin, and summarizes some of the linguistic and other conventions that can create barriers to communication between the scientists who study VOCs and those who study toxins. We propose that "volatoxin" might be a useful term to describe biogenic volatile compounds with toxigenic properties.
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