β-Zearalenol is a non-steroidal estrognic mycotoxin produced by Fusarium spp. Like other Zearalenones, β-Zearalenol has pronounced estrogenic activity. Contamination of grains by Fusarium species results in high levels of Zearalenol and poses a food safety issue. It can be used as a biological reactant in synthesis of amino glycoside nucleotides, glucuronides, and zearalenone.
β-Zearalenol is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO and has limited water solubility.
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- Beta-Zearalanol (Z008)
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